Police could not find a match for the DNA until it was sequenced and then uploaded to two commercial databases.

Karla Archuleta, 54, of Soddy-Daisy, calls herself a DNA detective. It's a nod to her part-time job helping trace family ...

Come all ye to the village of Pewsey in Wiltshire, home to all manner of bespoke festivities in its history no doubt. But ...

a rare type of mitochondrial DNA, which meant we were distantly related. It turns out that we also share that genealogy with a prehistoric celebrity: Ötzi the Iceman, whose 5,300-year-old frozen ...

If you've ever been curious about your cultural heritage or family tree, you might have considered taking an online ancestry DNA test. The affordable pricing and simple process of direct-to ...

Tyson Parker, a student at Brigham Young University, demonstrated how to submit a DNA test through Ancestry.com.