She was our father’s only sister. Being Irish and the eldest child and only daughter, she was doomed to take care of her invalid mother. Old Maid, we whispered, like the card game where the loser gets...

Scientists have solved the puzzle of an 'alien-like Morse code' being produced by creatures living in oceans around the world.

In French, it simply means a summary, which limits what it can and can’t convey despite my padding and hyperbole. […]

Researchers have discovered a second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Chester County, Pa.

She made the best music of her generation by falling in love, over and over, while defending her sense of self.

Four stellar new poems, with audio by Julie Kane: “Prayer to Chaos,” “Ode to the Big Muddy,” “The Maple Leaf Bar,” and “The Bottle Factory.”

Capturing the breadth of Julie Kane’s poetics across nearly four decades—formalist and neo-confessional, steeped in both Boston Irish-American and New Or...

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The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.

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When putting a manuscript together, a poet and their editor (if such an entity still exists!) work together on synergies, grouping and flow,...