DNA study shows the deadly potato blight came from South America.

When it comes to one of the most infamous disasters in Irish history, there's still more to be learned, including exactly ...

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Researchers are using diary entries, travel notes, religious registers, and other primary historical records to better understand extreme climate shifts in Transylvania during the 16th century.

CAIRO — Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the threat ...

Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the threat could return ...

Some of the tractors at the Markie Doyle Memorial Road Run Craanford. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench One of the trucks at the Markie Doyle Memorial Road Run Crannford. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench John ...

“A lot of displaced people and a lot of people who are caught in famine and other crises could be harmed, if not gravely harmed, if not killed by this pullback of aid,” Konyndyk said, warning ...