Kenya relies on USaid famine warning system – what happens now that it’s gone?

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.

Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands ...

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

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The pathogen struck a major blow to the nation's potato crop, leaving widespread poverty and disease in its wake. The Great Famine that ensued, lasting from 1845 to 1852, marked a major crisis in ...