Henry Louis Gates Jr. explains how the PBS series navigates shocking ancestry revelations, guest privacy and the truths that ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Popular ancestry show Finding Your Roots is deep into its ninth season ...

Got a family secret? Now’s your chance to air it out on TV! Either way, wherever you watch it, "Finding Your Roots" is easily one of the most impressive television shows ever made. This is not quite ...

Scientists have discovered a rapid molecular switch in plant roots that allows them to detect dry soils and redirect root growth to find water. This discovery could help in developing ...

The third season of the ancestry-research program Finding Your Roots, hosted by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., has been postponed by PBS after a determination that an episode of the program ...

WNBA star Brittney Griner learns about the horrors one of her ancestors endured at a mental asylum in an exclusive clip from Tuesday’s episode of PBS’s hit series, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis ...