Flea and tick medicines can stay in pet waste for months, exposing insects that keep soil healthy to harmful chemicals.

A newly published study in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry suggests that widely used flea and tick treatments for pets may have unintended effects beyond household animals. According to the ...

A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry finds that common medications used for flea and tick control in dogs ...

Flea meds stay active in pet feces for absurdly long periods, steadily polluting nearby areas. In a Nutshell Pet owners can ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – It takes a gutsy insect to sneak up on a huge dinosaur while it sleeps, crawl onto its soft underbelly and give it a bite that might have felt like a needle going in – but giant ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

Many a housekeeper has long wondered if vacuuming is sufficient to get rid of fleas. Finally, a study shows vacuuming is indeed an effective weapon. Experiments conducted by Ohio State University ...

It takes a gutsy insect to sneak up on a huge dinosaur while it sleeps, crawl onto its soft underbelly and give it a bite that might have felt like a needle going in -- but giant "flea-like" animals, ...