If you're looking to uncover family history or learn more about your health, here's how to decide which DNA testing kit is ...

With the rise of DNA ancestry tests, it’s easier than ever to learn about your family history and connections. Today, there are many DNA testing services to choose from. They're easy to use. You’ll ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

The best home DNA kits provide us a window into our ancestry, genetic traits, and overall health. They can trace family roots, reveal inherited characteristics, and even help you discover distant ...

Recently, my dad discovered a family secret: In the 1960s, one of his first cousins, now deceased, fathered a previously unknown child with a woman who placed the baby for adoption. The records were ...

You and your family can learn more about your ancestry with this last minute Christmas gift. With this DNA kit from Ancestry, ...

A woman interested in learning more about her ancestry took a DNA test only to get an unexpected result. Shirley Huang, 25, lives in California but was born and raised in Hawaii, after her parents ...

I read your column “Do Most Whites Have Traces of African DNA, as I Do?” with interest. The questioner in that column was wondering whether the traces of African ancestry in her DNA test entered her ...

A woman who was born and raised in Egypt has shared her less-than-surprising results after doing an at-home ancestry DNA test. Maryam Farid Mohamed, who now lives in the U.K., paid £80 for a DNA test ...

An online community has formed for those with unexpected DNA test kit results. As at-home DNA test kits have exploded in popularity, many people are turning to them to connect with their families. But ...