Has the Atlantis mystery finally been solved? A new book reveals that Plato based his story on a real setting, now beneath 400 feet of water.

Remnants of the Y-chromosomal lineage attributed to Genghis Khan were found in a set of medieval mausoleums attributed to his ...

The DNA of elites from the Golden Horde reveals roots in Mongolia and direct links to the line of Genghis Khan.

For a long time, we’ve been sold the idea that Genghis Khan, the 13th-century founder of the Mongol Empire, was so phenomenally prolific that one in 200 men alive today carries his exact Y chromosome.

Modern DNA ancestry analysis is quietly reshaping our understanding of who the original Palestinians actually were—and the findings are inconvenient for ideologues on all sides. In finance, we speak ...

The panel ensures compatibility with our previous autosomal Family Finder tests plus all the autosomal transfers we ...

In 2008, genetic research suggested that Ötzi’s maternal lineage was extinct. His mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) carried a rare signature never observed in any living person, leading researchers to ...

An international research team has extracted genome-wide ancient DNA from two 7,000-year-old mummified women buried in a ...

Metabolic and genetic abnormalities have long been noted in cardiovascular diseases, but the contribution of mitochondrial genetic (mitochondrial DNA [mtDNA]) variation is understudied. Mitochondrial ...

Since the dawn of the computer age, researchers have wrestled with two persistent challenges: how to store ever-increasing reams of data and how to protect that information from unintended access. Now ...

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic variants can dramatically alter how fast this expansion happens, sometimes ...

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance genius. Historical artifacts can accumulate DNA from the environment and ...