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

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Irish potato famine pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, is traced back to the Andes Mountains in South America, not Mexico. Genetic analysis reveals that P ...

The source of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine has finally been identified. Researchers from North Carolina State […] The post The Source Of The Deadly Irish Potato Famine Has Ties To ...

When we think of famine, we quickly think of a natural disaster, while there are often political causes as well. A famine like Ukraine's Holodomor (1932–1933) is now recognized by more and more ...

The government is developing bio-fortified Irish potato varieties to combat malnutrition and stunting, The New Times has learned. Irish potatoes, a staple and one of six priority crops under ...

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 ...

In 1958, Mao Zedong's Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to eliminate pests but led to ecological imbalance and a catastrophic famine. Sparrows were killed to protect grain, igniting a locust ...

With that attitude, I fear his address marking Holocaust Memorial Day will inevitably ring hollow for many Irish Jews.” Oliver Sears, president of Holocaust Awareness Ireland and a Dublin art ...