Come St. Patrick’s Day, four-leaf clover motifs pop everywhere, from our clothing to our decorations. But how likely are you to actually find a real four-leaf clover in nature? If you Google the ...

ATHENS - Researchers led by a University of Georgia plant scientist have figured out the genetic secret of the four-leaf clover. But Wayne Parrott didn't find the gene for the rare four-leaf trait ...

“First, you have to believe that you’ll find one and trust that they’re there,” says Leslie Hirst, a visual artist and professor at Rhode Island School of Design who made a series of paintings that ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, many people are likely to wear clothing with ...

Ending a period of "bad luck" for clover researchers, scientists report finding the gene that turns ordinary three-leaf clovers into the coveted four-leaf types. Masked by the three-leaf gene and ...

Is this a rare find or a common shamrock? Fact checked by Sarah Scott Reviewed by Mary Marlowe Leverette Both Irish shamrocks and four-leaf clovers evoke St. Patrick's Day and the green landscapes of ...

The world could use some good luck these days. Unfortunately, Ireland’s fabled solution — finding a four-leaf clover — remains as hard as ever to pull off this Saint Patrick’s Day. That’s because the ...

The hunt for lucky charms could be about to get a whole lot easier. A gene that controls whether clover develops into the common variety with three leaves or the sought-after four-leaf type has been ...