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By JACK SUNTRUP

Winter ticks, it seems, live by climate change and die by climate change.The parasitic blood-suckers have hammered the New England moose population for years. Shorter winters mean a greater likelihood tick larvae live long enough to grab onto a host....

By DAVE EISENSTADTER

AMHERST — Amherst College is on the verge of picking a new mascot, and among the front-runners is a cute, wheel-running rodent.Following the removal of the controversial Lord Jeff as Amherst’s unofficial school mascot early last year, the college’s...