No group lives and breathes boxing quite like Irish fans. There’s an infectious energy in every gym, at every kitchen ...

His “Our Jack” article has reminded me why I loved Jack Kennedy. I’m 100 percent Irish, I’m proud to say, or as Irish as my DNA tests showed! Pete’s article took me back to my Irish Catholic mother, ...

Pierce Brosnan leans on his Catholic faith during difficult times, including the deaths of his first wife and his daughter.

Researchers at the University of Memphis used a free app to rediscover a species of beetle that was thought to be extinct.

Hannah Fry visits South Korea to explore how it became a cultural and technological superpower. She trains with a Taekwondo blackbelt, learns the secrets of kimchi from a grandmaster, and dives into ...

Purdue's Braden Smith led the Boilermakers to an 85-57 victory over Minnesota. Smith recorded 15 points, 12 assists, six rebounds, five steals, and two blocks in the game. The win came after Purdue's ...

A groundbreaking new monolingual Irish dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge, the body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland, was launched this week by ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 1976, workers excavating a tunnel for the Toronto subway system ...

A new fluorescent sensor is giving scientists an unprecedented view of how cells respond to DNA damage, capturing the repair process as it unfolds in real time. The tool, developed at Utrecht ...

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have discovered how mammalian cells prevent the gradual buildup of harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA, the small but vital genome that powers every cell. The ...

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died, according to ...

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases. By ...