It has long been thought that aboriginal Australians did not mix with any other races until the 18 th -century arrival of Europeans...

DNA found at the scene of Faith Hedgepeth’s murder may help police identify her assailant...

It’s rare to catch a spider in the act of killing a bug—and rarer still for a drop of resin to engulf the arachnid as it's on the verge of pouncing...

The recent birth of 30 genetically modified (GM) babies has sparked an ethical debate over whether fertility experiments help hopeful parents conceive or if scientists are altering...

Many have heard the question: What came first, the chicken or the egg? But what about the Raven or the Eagle?...

Roughly two dozen California tribes have disenrolled more than 2,500 Indians in the past decade on the basis of not having proper ancestry, according to estimates by Indian advocat...

The onset of casino gaming brought great change in Indian country, but it also created unexpected­—and frequently heated—arguments over Indian identity: What makes somebody a membe...

There is talk in Indian country about how DNA can decide tribal enrollment and prove American Indian ancestry...

Genealogical DNA testing is one of the hottest topics in the field of genealogy, and many of us have seen it on TV shows such as Who Do You Think You Are? and Faces of America ...