My father, who died at 43, didn’t share much about his family. However, they made sure we knew something of our family history with frequent trips to Baltimore where they had both been raised.

So, how do you begin to understand your own personal terroir—the intersection of ancestry, environment, and adaptation that allows you to grow? It’s one thing to look back at your 50s or 60s ...

Ancestry and lifestyle choices of parents may affect the rate and type of new genetic changes that arise in their children, new research has found. The study sheds light on factors that influence ...

"I discovered that my ancestors led a brutal attack and murder of an innocent man, Mr. Sidney Randolph," she said. In 1896, Randolph had just arrived in Montgomery County when a group of white men ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For years, archeologists assumed the ancient Homo erectus population ...

This artist rendering shows hands of early human ancestors, called Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi, found in South Africa. The left images show photos of the bones, and the right images ...

According to leading genealogists, Pope Leo’s family history reveals a deep and complex African American lineage, with roots stretching back to New Orleans and Haiti.

They can also both trace ancestry back to Haiti. “The longer I‘m on the planet, the less I‘m surprised when I hear things,” he said of the pope’s roots. On Friday, Chambers was among ...

Jari Honora, a historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, a museum in the French Quarter, began investigating the new pope’s ancestry on a whim Thursday, suspecting Leo might have some ...

The data showed a genetic link between the modern Picuris Pueblo people, their ancestors and the inhabitants of Chaco Canyon. “We have it on their terms, with the science talk,” said ...

T. rex ancestors — tyrannosaurids — would have been fewer in number within their environment compared with the herbivorous dinosaurs they preyed on, much like apex predators such as lions are ...

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