A child rape investigation from 2023 resulted in an arrest after investigators found a DNA match from the victim’s sexual ...

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

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.

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 ...

A study of the Mani Peninsula reveals that over half of local men share a paternal lineage reaching back to the early medieval era.

Recent DNA analysis determined that it's not actually the case that one in 200 men today are direct descendants of Genghis Khan.

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.

A DNA test could help match patients with psychiatric medications, potentially reducing the long and frustrating trial-and-error process.

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.

Environmental DNA (eDNA) tests can identify genetic material left by organisms in the environment, such as cells and ...

"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.