Explore how DNA discoveries trigger profound journeys of identity and belonging, leading to spirituality and heritage connections.

Daigle’s research showed that 87% of his 331 students had French ancestry, 81% had Indigenous ancestry and 70% specifically ...

A hunter in central New York shot a wild gray wolf, the first verified and documented case of the species south of the St.

Generations of Black families felt the consequences of these labels. Entire lineages were legally reclassified, erasing Indigenous, European, and multiracial roots. The One-Drop Rule didn’t just say ...

John Leeke and his daughter, Ananda, discovered their family's roots in the African Methodist Episcopal church, which likely helped their ancestors escape slavery, upending their Catholic faith and ...

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the ...

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 ...

If your estate plan was created before the DNA testing era—or hasn't been updated to account for these new realities—now is ...

When you have submitted your sample, you will receive your results in four weeks. This will include an ethnicity estimate, as ...

"Long story short, after learning this news, he decided to reach out to his biological father, who turned out to be a local ...

Most people take a 23andMe or AncestryDNA test for fun. Maybe you want to confirm an Irish ancestry or learn something about ...

Though you have to take the ancestry portion of an at-home pet DNA test kit with a grain of salt, these tests can be helpful for practical things like figuring out blood type, oral health, and the ...