March is a time when everyone could use a little extra luck. And four-leaf clovers may come in handy—but there's one thing to know before you run out onto your lawn in search of a lucky charm: ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It's actually not unusual for these sorts of legends to have a murky past. "The four-leaf clover idea ...

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! In this age of ever faster and cheaper DNA sequencing, when we can find out so much about the probability of health but so little about the certainty, luck matters more than ...

"What causes a clover to grow with four leaves instead of three?" asked a young writer from Vernon Area Library's "Write Away" workshop. The tradition of good fortune on St. Patty's Day producing pots ...

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 ...

This stone gets its luck from the shamrock engraved on it. (JULIA HATMAKER/The Patriot-News) Everyone likes to pretend they're Irish on St. Patrick's Day, but I like to pretend I'm Irish all year long ...

Guinness has some explaining to do. The Irish beer giant has apologized for mixing up a shamrock with a four-leaf clover on a subway ad in Toronto ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, reports the Toronto Sun.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Everyone could use a little luck and four-leaf clovers might be the best solution in the month of March, but keep in mind shamrocks and clovers are not the same thing. Four-leaf ...