Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

If a blue-and-white box has arrived at your door, you’re not alone. Millions of adults across the U.S. now receive a use-at-home colorectal cancer screening test through their health insurance or ...

"At first, I kind of laughed … But they were serious. I could just see the seriousness in their faces." In this book excerpt, Lise Barnéoud explores the limitations of DNA testing.

Investigators say DNA recovered from Nancy Guthrie’s home largely traces to people with legitimate access, while a partial ...

If you've used AncestryDNA or a similar DNA test on yourself, the process for testing your pet will be quite similar. All it takes is activating your kit online, a quick cheek swab and a shipment to ...

"How is this guy a Pit Bull????” the dog owner said in a viral Threads post.

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

When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover ...

More than a decade after a woman was kidnapped outside of a Tamarac apartment and sexually assaulted, one of the suspects has ...

Bingo's DNA test stunned his owner, revealing a rare purebred past—and a mystery about how he ended up on streets.