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

The owner shared her dog's DNA test results as the Super Bowl LX halftime show highlighted Puerto Rican culture.

Advances in our understanding of DNA have brought about many changes. One of them is just how easy it is now to obtain a DNA test. Why would someone want to test their DNA? Well, these tests claim to ...

I explore cases where athletes who look shockingly alike took DNA tests to check their ancestry.

DNA testing is underway on a glove found during the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie to identify a potential suspect.

Australians looking to learn more about their heritage through commercial ancestry websites could be helping police solve cold cases.

A DNA and ancestry membership has led to the discovery of an untold family history. Emma Charlton, who is based in Wiltshire, uncovered the hidden past of her grandmother, Eluned Jones, a nurse and ...

In recent years, more Filipinos have grown curious about where they come from — not just geographically, but historically. Whether sparked by family stories, ol ...

CeCe Moore said police could use investigative genetic genealogy to track down the suspect responsible for Guthrie's ...

It may be DNA rather than a confession that helps catch Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper. "By sending it to this private lab, I ...

For neither history nor biology has ever supported the comfort of simple stories.