A 71-year-old Toledo man and his 33-year-old son have reunited after decades apart, thanks to a DNA test that connected them ...

There's compelling evidence hinting at a connection to Donald Trump and the link isn't too distant either, with a strong ...

Scientists used mtDNA to confirm what many researchers had long suspected: the Chinese “dragon man” Harbin skull belonged to ...

Congratulations: Thanks to all — the institutions and the people — who enrich our holiday period with exhibits and living history presentations that take us back to the days of our ancestors. We might ...

For several years after her tragic death, JonBenét Ramsey's family stopped celebrating Christmas. It was simply too painful.

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Scientists used decades old air filters to read DNA in dust, revealing a long decline in biodiversity across northern Sweden.

I received one of those DNA kits as an early Christmas present. What I discovered when I researched my profile online has ...

“Surprise heirs like Thomas are popping up because of DNA test kits,” according to the Wall Street Journal article. While ...

"My mom had put me up for adoption when I was just born. I spent about a week with the new family before she took me back." ...

In the last decade, the drive to understand who we are and where we've come from has been accelerated by DNA testing.

What started as a fun peek into ancestry quickly turned into life-altering information for many of these people. The stories ...