New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that the majority of dogs living today have low but detectable ...

New research suggests that most modern dogs carry a small but detectable dose of wolf DNA acquired after domestication.

Now, in a study published Tuesday called "Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified," the scientists announced that ...

After another respected name in Indigenous arts and culture was  revealed to not have Indigenous ancestry , some scholars say ...

Ancient genetic data from central Argentina reveal a previously unknown human population that endured there for millennia.

High-wolf-content dogs, for instance, appear more suspicious of strangers and territorial, while low wolf-content dogs appear ...

If you’re curious about your own family history, or want to learn more about Native cultures in our area, visit our Reference ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient ...

The 82-year-old author of "The Inconvenient Indian" revealed on Monday that he is not part Cherokee on his father's side, as ...

Boston startup Bystro AI believes the mail-in genetic tests used by millions to trace their ancestry could also help people ...

How genealogists & Coroner’s Office identified a man who died nearly a decade ago in Myrtle Beach area. Can it be done for ...