DNA tests are popular as presents, but they can reveal some unexpected shocks. We speak to experts and test takers who have ...

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About 400 years ago, a cross between cabernet franc and sauvignon blanc gave birth to cabernet sauvignon. Today, cabernet ...

On Thursday, the world’s largest DNA testing company, Ancestry.com, pulled a video advertisement amid a cascade of criticism on social media. The ad, titled “Inseparable” and cinematically shot to ...

Let’s face it: claiming a connection to some foreign nationality or ethnicity on the dubious basis of a great-grandparent or two is as American as apple pie. You know it, countless comedians know it, ...

Now, Rainwater’s work has come to life in her first solo exhibition, The Tellings We Keep, currently on view in the SF ...

Although Ancestry.com did have a page stating a Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. died in Guantánamo, Cuba, in 2018, a site disclaimer stated anyone can upload information to the database. Therefore, some ...

Researchers say the Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which is characterized by incomplete puberty, and genes that made it more likely he had autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder ...

About 6.3 million Americans, or roughly 1.9% of the nation's population, told the U.S. Census Bureau that they have French ...