Emily Bracale was sitting in a chair in College of the Atlantic’s Edith H. Blum Gallery in Bar Harbor, talking about the difficulties people with Lyme disease sometimes have in convincing a doctor they need treatment.

It’s springtime and, for most people, that means it’s time to go outside and enjoy the weather.

Spring represents a time of growth and renewal a ‘ but not everything that springs forth this season is good for dogs.

A new assay allows scientists to discover whether ticks are carrying disease-causing bacteria and which animals provided their last blood meal. Assay results suggest three emerging diseases in the St. Louis area are carried by lone star ticks feeding on record-high populations of white tailed deer.