Research

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?

The Prehistoric Age in Britain is explored with two new papers published about ancient DNA in the British Isles.

Take a look at real mummies and how they influence our genetics and spooky traditions as part of our Halloween series, Genes and Screams.