Research

You’ve just swabbed your cheeks and sent your DNA off to FamilyTreeDNA. What happens next? Jim Brewster takes you step by step through the process.

Why do we celebrate DNA Day? Our CSR manager, Jeremy Balkin, gives his take on the holiday and what advancements in DNA mean to him.

Explore the newest mini feature in Discover. Events brings context to the ancient connections on your Y-DNA line.

Jeremy Balkin explores the history of two famed women scientists whose discoveries in DNA paved the way for our current understanding.

With 5,000 ancient connections within our database, we are able to track ancient haplogroup migrations.

Learn more about where we all originate from, Africa, in this piece from Miguel Vilar in honor of Black History Month.

Are you connected to the samples from the new study out of Scandinavia? Take a look at each sample and discover for yourself.

2022 was a big year for ancient DNA. Here’s a summary of some of the important discoveries.

Do you feel the power of the moonlight? Does it sound like fun to dance in the forest? You might be related to a witch.

Garlic and holy water may have kept people safe when a vampire was near, but how do you keep safe when one appears in your family tree?