How the government identifies Black or African Americans is one thing, but learning and grappling with your true ethnogenesis opens up a can of worms that can be shocking and also forces you to ...

She had brown eyes and black hair. She was almost 5 feet, 7 inches tall and chewed tobacco. She was in her 20s, carried heavy loads with her left arm and had given birth. We don't know her name, but ...

In 2008, genetic research suggested that Ötzi’s maternal lineage was extinct. His mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) carried a rare signature never observed in any living person, leading researchers to ...

Asian Doll goes viral claiming Native American heritage was hidden, sparking questions about identity, tribal benefits, and ...

Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases, the same step that police took to unravel a decades-old series of murders in California and ...

Juvenile tortoises with Floreana ancestry were brought to their native island from the Galápagos National Park’s breeding center on Santa Cruz Island, as part of ...

From opening statements to closing arguments, the Steubenville High School mock trial team has been preparing for its big ...

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her home in the Tucson, Arizona, area on Feb. 1. She was last seen the night ...

The DNA found on a glove located near Nancy Guthrie's home did not match any profiles in the FBI's database.