We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...

Fragments of DNA from long-extinct human relatives still circulate in modern genomes, and in some cases they do more than ...

Officials investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie have recovered DNA from a glove found near her house. If they don't get an exact match, they could turn to genealogy websites for clues.

In 1986, for the first time ever, DNA was used to help investigate a criminal case. Since then, hundreds of cases have been solved using advancements in DNA and genealogy research, bringing justice to ...