Although Kamala Harris' father has stated that his family lineage traced back to an Irish slave owner in Jamaica named Hamilton Brown, confirming this link has not been possible due to a lack of ...

long. The capybara, which belongs to the same family as the guinea-pig, has a covering of long, coarse hair, reddish-brown above, and brownish-yellow below. It ranges over the whole of eastern ...

African Ancestry co-founder Dr. Gina Paige helps Black people connect to their personal history one swab at a time. She credits her family for her interest in connecting others to their lineages.

Their ears — as big as half their body length — help dissipate excess body heat on hot days. Part of the marsupial family, ...

On November 24, 1974, Johanson was out prospecting for fossils of human ancestors with his graduate student Tom Gray, eyes trained on the ground, when he spotted a piece of elbow with humanlike ...

A capybara who rose to fame after escaping from her enclosure to go on the run for a week has belatedly celebrated her first birthday. Hundreds of visitors went to Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in ...

But in that short time, we’ve discovered about two dozen species of human ancestors in Europe, Africa, and Asia—which you can see mapped out in the infographic below. The first known fossils ...

Cotswold Wildlife Park is celebrating a baby boom with new autumn arrivals enjoying their first Halloween. The keepers at the park, near Burford, treated the newest additions to Halloween-themed ...

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All you need to do is provide a simple DNA sample to learn more about your heritage and family history. If you're interested, we found the best DNA testing services to choose from -- and just as ...

Ancestry.com Inc. said a hypothetical takeover of its flailing rival in the consumer genetic testing industry, 23andMe Holding Co., likely wouldn’t be possible for antitrust reasons. “Although ...