New DNA evidence from ancient burials in Kazakhstan may be linked to Genghis Khan’s tomb, offering fresh clues in the ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.

There has been in a new development in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie with a DNA match coming back on a high-profile piece of ...

After a potential error at a Central Florida fertility clinic, a couple discovered their baby is not biologically theirs, and now another woman says she may be ...

By late middle age, as many as four in ten men have quietly lost the Y chromosome in some blood cells. Scientists are now ...

A federal jury in Texas convicted a former NFL player -- and current laboratory owner -- for orchestrating a $328 million health care fraud scheme.

Nancy Guthrie, the mother of 'Today Show' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for 20 days now, but there have been no concrete updates about her whereabouts until now.

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is making substantial progress on a large backlog of DNA testing, moving its turnaround goal ahead by seven months, according to a new state audit.

If you've used AncestryDNA or a similar DNA test on yourself, the process for testing your pet will be quite similar. All it takes is activating your kit online, a quick cheek swab and a shipment to ...

"At first, I kind of laughed … But they were serious. I could just see the seriousness in their faces." In this book excerpt, Lise Barnéoud explores the limitations of DNA testing.