When Sasha Szafranski matched with a stranger on a genealogy website, she uncovered an IVF mix-up that had been hidden for 30 years.

A Reddit user shared their surprising Ancestry DNA results that completely overturned their lifelong belief about being Irish, and many others had similar experiences ...

Over 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner maintained he was not guilty of murder. A legal battle over whether the dead can clear their names will grant his final wish.

The case dates back to Feb. 1990, when, a man called 911 and reported that he had slipped into a vacant Bedford-Stuyvesant ...

The ruling, delivered by Presiding Judge Anuro Wananda, grants Chepkoech legal status as a beneficiary of an estate estimated at a ...

April Stonehouse, a forensic science professor at Arizona State University, said the flashlight represents “a great source of DNA.” ...

Born and raised in London, but with Nigerian, Ghanaian and Togolese roots, I’ve always had an interest in African cultures and identities. My dad told me that, given my travel streak, having my ...

Reconstructed Ancestors sets a new industry standard to help reveal deeper family connections and fill gaps in a family tree ...

"Wow! No Rottie?!?! I'm absolutely floored! He is the cutest Rottie impostor I have ever seen," commented one social-media user.

Within this framework, a Jew from Germany or Poland was not simply German or Polish; he was Jewish ethnically, racially, and religiously. By contrast, a Jew from Spain or Portugal, according to the ...

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.

The 12th annual North Carolina Rice Festival is underway in Navassa, and one of the festival’s goals is to share and celebrate the history of the region. For several area residents, they got to learn ...