The death has taken place of New York and Kerry's Gerry O'Shea, Irish Echo columnist and tireless advocate for the ...

Researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated. Call it a mystery solved.

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 ...

A genetic investigation has finally tracked down the source of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine, closing a case that has been up in the air for years. Researchers nailed down the Andes ...

Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands of miles away. A study that examined the DNA of Phytophthora (P.) ...

Swedish authorities boarded a Maltese-flagged ship seized in connection with the latest breach of cables running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to begin an investigation into the matter, ...

The UK has warned sailors in the Persian Gulf over apparent attempts by Iran’s military to order ships to enter Iranian waters. In a notice published on Friday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations ...

Russia denies any role in the damage. But Pevkur doesn’t buy it, blaming Russia’s sanctions-busting ships, a so-called “shadow fleet” of aging tankers accused of seeking to evade Western ...

Things went terrifyingly poor for Ashton Thompson, but it could've been much worse had it not been for opponent Raamon Shannon. Saturday at Throne MMA in Walker, Minn., Shannon made his amateur ...

SWEDISH authorities have seized a ship suspected of causing damage to underwater data cables which sparked sabotage fears. A Maltese-flagged ship - The Vezhen - was taken after officials suspected ...

Russian ships which damage British underwater cables face being raided and seized by Royal Marine Commandos, Defence Secretary John Healey has signalled. He stressed the UK was willing to take ...