Researchers developed an algorithm that maps human genetic diversity and ancestry to better understand population history.

University of Michigan researchers have developed a statistical method that can be used for such wide-ranging applications as ...

Scientists can use the differences that have built up over thousands of years to map the journeys our species took out of Africa as we populated the world. To trace their ancient ancestry, six friends ...

Ancestry's DNA test, designed to map out your genetic roots going back generations, has been growing quickly since launching in 2012. In 2015 the company hit 1 million people tested, and in May ...