Between shows like Finding Your Roots on PBS and the proliferation of companies like 23andMe, conversations about genealogy and family history have become mainstream—trendy, even. While not everyone ...

Planning to look into your family's history as a 2025 resolution? There are plenty of ways to get started — from Ellis Island ...

With the monsoon rains ending, the season for the ritual appreciation of ancestors is under way in Nepal. The ceremonies usually involve a priest and a crowd of relatives, and are considered critical ...

Using human genomes, researchers have developed a massive family tree identifying nearly 27 million ancestors dating back more than 100,000 years ago. A unified genealogy of modern and ancient genomes ...