DNA tests are popular as presents, but they can reveal some unexpected shocks. We speak to experts and test takers who have had different outcomes ...

(CNN) — Researchers have used genetics to create the largest human family tree ever made, allowing individuals to find out who their distant ancestors were and where they lived, as well as exactly how ...

A federal judge has given attorneys for the man accused of killing 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue four years ago permission to send biological materials from the defendant and ...

If you have ever wondered about your family tree, now may be the time to try a DNA test. Tuesday, April 25 is National DNA Day, and many DNA test makers, such as Living DNA and MyHeritage, are ...

Ancient DNA has revolutionized how we understand human evolution, revealing how populations moved and interacted and introducing us to relatives like the Denisovans, a "ghost lineage" that we wouldn't ...

Human remains found along Lake Michigan over three decades ago have been identified as Dorothy Glanton, a 71-year-old Chicago ...

Understanding the biodiversity of forests is crucial to their conservation or restoration. Collecting “external DNA” left behind by animals is a good way to find out what lives there without having to ...

Three new toad species bypass the tadpole stage entirely, giving birth to fully formed babies in isolated mountain forests.

The Natural History Museum in Berlin, Germany, houses a toad specimen collected over 120 years ago by an explorer in Tanzania ...

The DNA Doe Project has confirmed remains found in Lake Michigan belong to 71-year-old Dorothy Glanton, who vanished from ...