The Great Famine that wiped out nearly a third of Ireland's population was caused by a devastating plant disease that was ...

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Epigenetic programming from prolonged undernutrition and terror can persist 3–4 generations, plausibly contributing to ...

North America sent millions of dollars in aid to Ireland during the Great Famine. A group of enslaved people in Alabama were ...

In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato blight, caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora infestans, triggered ...

In 1847, as hundreds of thousands were dying during the Irish potato famine, an American warship laden with food crossed the Atlantic. It was a humanitarian mission that changed the world. Sheets of ...

DUBLIN, Ireland — Ireland plans to impose tough new penalties on beggars for the first time since the Potato Famine 160 years ago. Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said the measure is necessary because ...

August in Charleston witnesses the loveliest of migrations. Like the swallows of Capistrano or the butterflies of Mexico, students flock back to the city in youthful, idealistic, hedonistic, colorful ...

The devastating Irish potato famine triggered an "arms race" between plants and pathogens, reveals new research. A ground-breaking examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves ...