A genetic trail that stretches back to 1331 may finally confirm the resting place of a genius.

Over 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner maintained he was not guilty of murder. A legal battle over whether the dead can clear their names will grant his final wish.

An identical twin commits a crime and leaves their DNA at the scene. Can DNA testing reveal which twin is the culprit? This question reportedly came up in a case in France last month, in which the ...

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, so we put it to the test.

Lance Shockley died by lethal injection last year. State courts have rejected prisoners' requests for DNA testing in recent ...

“That was the moment we realized this was bigger than coincidence,” the rescue worker told Newsweek.