Researchers have created a way to see your family tree as a movie rather than a still portrait by tracing where your ancestors moved across the globe over time. The statistical method can also be used ...

Understanding why some people stay healthy without developing disease until late in life (have an increased healthspan), ...

A study of occupational status published in Nature Human Behavior identifies 106 genetic variants, the importance of the interplay of genetics and family environment, childhood educational and ...

Ancient DNA analysis of a prehistoric graveyard in France has revealed a seven-generation family tree of 64 individuals. This discovery redefines prehistoric cemeteries as structured archives of human ...

Lily Wood is forty-three years old but considers April 9, 2019, to be her “rebirth day.” That was the date she received her results from Ancestry, the direct-to-consumer DNA-testing company. A ...

Spokeo reports nine effective methods for finding long-lost family members, emphasizing the importance of preparation, ...

ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan researchers have developed a statistical method that can be used for such wide-ranging applications as tracing your ancestry, modeling disease spread and studying how ...