Many areas where children like to play harbor ticks, small parasitic arachnids that can latch onto your child and feed on blood. Ticks are not only a nuisance. They also spread diseases, such as Lyme disease. To reduce the risk of a tick bite,...
Climbing and reaching Mount Everest's summit is a feat that only the strong of body and mind can accomplish. There is much to do and learn before your climb begins. Educate yourself in all ways possible, because the mountain presents formidable...
Askov, Minnesota, is a small town, surrounded by the natural beauty of lakes, rivers and forests. Countryside camping in and around Askov is available at private campgrounds, state forests and parks. You can enjoy the Rutabaga Festival in late...
Physicians may prescribe the generically named medication chloroquine phosphate in the treatment or prevention of the insect-borne disease malaria. The medicine, sold in the United Kingdom and elsewhere with the brand name Avloclor, also can help...
Although fossil fuels provide energy for power and transportation, they also produce by-products in the form of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. These by-products, known as "greenhouse gases", make their way into the atmosphere. As greenhouse...
DDT is a synthetic chemical first produced in the late 1800s as a laboratory by-product, but later used as an effective pesticide starting in 1939, according to the Department of Chemistry at Duke University. DDT kills insects by opening sodium...
