If you're thinking of taking an ancestry DNA test as "a bit of fun", experts warn there is the risk of uncovering more than ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or ...

A long-standing mystery surrounding a Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England may finally be close to an answer.Earlier studies suggested ...

The complete genome of an ancient Egyptian has been sequenced, revealing genetic links between the Nile and Mesopotamia 5,000 ...

Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney said microbial DNA analysis might be useful in getting a more precise time of death for ...

Investigators are looking to identify the young girl whose skull was found in a Seabrook business in the 1990s.

People often worry they will get Alzheimer’s disease if their parents did. But engaging in a healthy lifestyle can outweigh ...

A Gary man was acquitted late Thursday in an attempted murder trial. Antoine Lyons, 40, of Gary, was charged with nine ...

Modern DNA kits make it easy to learn where your ancestors came from—just order a test, swab your cheek, and mail it to a lab ...

Schizophrenia has long been one of medicine’s most puzzling conditions, with genetics offering tantalizing clues but an ...

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to ...