We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...

With the rise of DNA ancestry tests, it’s easier than ever to learn about your family history and connections. Today, there are many DNA testing services to choose from. They're easy to use. You’ll ...

I have spent years covering discoveries that nudge our origin story around the edges, but the sequencing of DNA from one of the very last Neanderthals does something different: it rewrites the center ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

When ancient DNA studies began to gain attention, little more than a decade ago, the view took hold among geneticists that ...

On February 28, 1953, two scientists, James Watson and Francis Crick, announced they had figured out the structure of DNA.

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...