A major MyHeritage discount ends this weekend, giving you a final chance to grab a low-cost DNA test that can uncover your ...

The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the ...

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

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of "survival of the ...

Viking ancestry is far more common in Britain than most of us ever realised. A simple DNA kit could reveal your family’s own ...

Metagenomics uncovers the full cast of microbes living in environments from soil to the human gut. New methods help ...

DNA analysis is showing some hope in the identification of an unknown woman who died after an accident in southwest Missouri ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

The identification of a man police believe is responsible for three homicides in Toronto in the 1980s and 90s is about more than just breakthroughs in DNA technology, says a professor of criminology ...

A man who died in 2019 has been identified as the perpetrator of three cold case homicides in Toronto, and investigators ...

The tool gained prominence in criminal investigations in 2018, when police used it to identify the Golden State Killer, who ...

A new study provides evidence for the peaceful coexistence between four big cats species in Guatemala's rainforests.