"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s something so magical about old books: Their smell, the history they’ve survived, and the feel of ...

Lice are a well-known pest most often associated with the heads of our school-aged children, but it turns out these tiny little critters can also make themselves home in a common household item – and ...

As if bedbugs weren’t enough, it seems we now have another six-legged fiend to contend with; autumn is the season for book lice. Yep, you read that right ― book lice are set to thrive in the wet, cold ...

Normally lice isn't something you want to find, but it is when it comes in the form of Booklice: Prologue, the upcoming debut of a new mystery trilogy from Octavi Navarro. The game is set in the ...

This surprisingly smart practice can save your secondhand reads from pests, germs, and mold. Thrift shopping has become one of social media’s favorite hobbies—as has BookTok, which is essentially a ...

When was the last time you cleaned your books? I don’t mean half-heartedly running a duster over the spines—I mean taking a vacuum brush and maybe even a damp cloth over the sides and covers. Despite ...

Warning: this article may make you feel itchy. That’s because it covers information on a lot of bugs that cause itching, especially mites. Mites are small, insect-like organisms that grow on a lot of ...

A concerned reader Mr Jason Phoon sent in a photo of tiny insects to askST. Mr Phoon, who lives in Ang Mo Kio, spotted these critters in his daughter's room: "They were crawling all over the walls and ...