When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover ...

Karin Mackenzie said her family spent years planning the trip from Canada only for it to be cancelled with just days to go.

Authorities use genetic genealogy to investigate the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, echoing techniques from the Idaho student murders case.

Last year, Erin Deborah Waks took a swab test that would shed light on her family's lost heritage - and then took her ...

Modern DNA kits make it easy to learn where your ancestors came from—just order a test, swab your cheek, and mail it to a lab. Soon, you’ll get a breakdown of your origins, from Ireland to Australia ...

For years I have called on the BBC to celebrate St George’s Day, only to be met with indifference and occasionally contempt. Now I have changed my tune. Now I’m begging them NOT to bother for the ...

The mystery of "Cranium Doe" began in 1986 ...

Investigators say the disappearance of 84‑year‑old Nancy Guthrie remains an active investigation, with new leads, pending ...

When Anne Wojcicki was considering whether she should try to save her life’s work, genetic testing pioneer 23andMe, from bankruptcy last year, many within her inner circle offered the same advice.

A new synthesis finds that common epilepsies are driven by thousands of tiny-effect genetic variants, most still ...

Savannah Guthrie posted a new video Tuesday morning - marking her first public communication in nine days and the 24th day ...

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