There is not one drop of English blood in my body. I know this because, like many others, I succumbed to the DNA testing fad.

FamilyTreeDNA's Family Finder test analyzes your DNA to reveal relatives, ethnic origins, and migration patterns, making it ...

Every March, St. Patrick's Day rolls around with parades, pints of Guinness, and plenty of Kelly green. But for many Irish Americans, it also brings something deeper: curiosity. Where exactly did your ...

Scientists traced Leonardo da Vinci’s Y chromosome through living relatives, a breakthrough that may confirm his true burial ...

A new genetic study published in the journal Cell is filling in some important details about the earliest inhabitants of ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Q-tip, a tissue and a pizza crust. To investigators, this seemingly innocuous trash was DNA-laden treasure, helping crack the cases of the University of Idaho murders, the Golden ...

A Q-tip, a tissue and a pizza crust. Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing on Feb. 1. It’s been three agonizing weeks since her disappearance, and ...

For decades, dog owners relied on guesswork to understand their pets’ backgrounds. A mixed-breed rescue might be labeled “part shepherd, maybe some terrier,” based purely on ear shape or coat texture.

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Cuban officials are preparing to withdraw the nation’s medical brigade from Guyana after it moved to provide full salaries to doctors and nurses from the island instead of ...

People arrested while protesting ICE say federal agents took samples of their DNA. It's legal, but experts say the practice ...

Billboard's 2026 Global Power Players list is revealed, featuring the music industry's top executives driving success outside ...