Ticks are ‘spreading like wildfire’ - and more of them are carrying Lyme, according to researchers at the Tick-Borne Disease Center at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Researchers have discovered a new spider species in the Indian Himalayas, Theridion himalayana, which displays a striking "happy-face" pattern and polymorphic color variations nearly identical to its famous Hawaiian relative. Despite the physical resemblance, DNA analysis confirms it is a distinct lineage that evolved independently, prompting new questions about the evolutionary purpose of these patterns and the spider's specific association with ginger plants.