If you're looking to uncover family history or learn more about your health, here's how to decide which DNA testing kit is ...

After my son asked about our family history, I set out to uncover my father's lineage, piecing together a family tree once ...

Digital Archivist and Genealogist Gregory Pierce will teach using Ancestry.com, with or without a paid subscription, to get ...

Millions of people have taken at-home ancestry tests. With an estimated 100 million tests within the next 2 years, are we seeing the next big privacy issue? Credit: ERIC BARADAT/AFP/Getty Images ...

Shirley Ruge has long been fascinated with exploring her family tree. At one time, that meant many hours spent combing through records at courthouses and libraries. For the last 20 years or so, the ...

DNA ancestry tests like those offered by 23andMe or ancestry.com are a lot of fun and in some cases can be incredibly useful. For example, if you’re adopted, you can find out things about your past ...

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You’ve probably seen that Ancestry commercial — the one where Kyle, who grew up German, takes a DNA test and discovers that his ancestry is mostly Scottish, and trades his lederhosen for a kilt. Or ...

A new genetic analysis could help explain why people in the U.S. with African ancestry face a greater risk for stroke and Alzheimer's disease, but less risk of another brain disease, Parkinson's.

A mile into Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, heading east from Salt Lake City toward the Wasatch ski slopes, several concrete arches open into the face of a mountain. Behind doors designed to ...

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