Elizabeth Peterson

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Tick season: What to know about bites, removing ticks and tick-borne diseases

By Anna Gora last updated

Knowing how to prevent and safely treat tick bites can help reduce your risk of developing tick-borne infectious diseases, such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

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Lyme disease: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

By Elizabeth Peterson published

Lyme disease is an infection that is spread to humans through the bites of ticks carrying specific bacteria.

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Animal sex: How birds do it

By Tia Ghose last updated

Animals have sex in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways. Birds have sex via an internal chamber called a cloaca that is present on both male and female animals.

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Flying saucers to mind control: 24 declassified military & CIA secrets

By Denise Chow, Elizabeth Peterson published

From programs to build supersonic flying saucers to atomic bombs, here are the most fascinating declassified military and CIA secrets.

MERS virus particles in an intestine.

28 Devastating Infectious Diseases

By Wynne Parry, Elizabeth Peterson published

Contagious diseases have shaped human history and they remain with us. Here's a look at some of the worst, from ebola and dengue to the more recent coronavirus and Zika virus.

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24 Amazing Archaeological Discoveries

By Elizabeth Peterson published

From the great, lost library of King Ashurbanipal to the toxic tomb guarded by the terracotta warriors of Shaanxi, here are the 24 most incredible archaeological findings of all time.

Allegedly, work done on the 1890 Croke-Patterson Mansion in Denver would be undone by morning.

The Scariest Places on Earth

By Andrea Mustain, Elizabeth Peterson published

Here are some of the creepiest, crawliest, most terrifying places on the planet.

The 25 most mysterious archaeological finds on Earth

By Heather Whipps, Elizabeth Peterson published

These finds have stumped scientists and captured imaginations.

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25 Weird Things Humans Do Every Day, and Why

By Natalie Wolchover, Elizabeth Peterson published

With a little contemplation, many everyday human behaviors seem truly bizarre.

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25 Scientific Tips For Raising Happy (& Healthy) Kids

By Stephanie Pappas, Elizabeth Peterson published

Studies show these parenting styles can get kids started on the right path in life.

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27 oddest medical cases

By Lauren Cox, Elizabeth Peterson published

Here's a look at the strangest medical cases that doctors have reported.