Every week The Slovak Spectator brings you a selection of three short stories from across Slovakia from which pessimism and negativity are absent.

Freezing temperatures do not kill ticks, as they have adapted to survive cold weather. Ticks enter a dormant state and use natural antifreeze-like substances to endure the winter. Spring moisture ...

Freezing temperatures do not kill ticks, as they have evolved sophisticated ways to survive the winter. Land management, forest regrowth, and deer populations are bigger factors in tick numbers than ...

Given how much smarter AI will be by the time it destroys us, speculating is just going to add to our embarrassment. Photo / Adobe Stock There have been five mass extinction events in Earth’s history.