For decades, scientists believed modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage. However, new research has not only challenged this view, it has simultaneously spawned a new mystery ...

From Tesla to toddlers, here's a look at Elon Musk's growing family of 14 children and the four women who have shaped his journey into fatherhood. Middle Image by Tesla Owners Club Belgium, licensed ...

Past studies have indicated that certain Neanderthal alleles were cast aside by natural selection because they were detrimental to our ancient ancestors. Who Were the Ancestral Populations? An element ...

There was no apparent connection between the victim and the suspect. A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after investigators used genetic genealogy to zero in on his ...

The ancestors of all modern humans split off from a mystery population 1.5 million years ago and then reconnected with them 300,000 years ago, a new genetic model suggests.

The St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce’s 57th annual Charlemagne Awards celebration will take place May 2 at the Royal Fox Country Club in St. Charles. The event will honor the best of the ...

"Finally they're looking over their shoulder, instead of the victims and their families," said Senior Constable Lisa Rosenberg, who specialises in Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) with WA Police.

Hard-to-find ancestors are not invisible. This was the message delivered by Michael D. Lacopo, a professional genealogist and lecturer, at RootsTech 2025. Pointing to the similarities between Jane ...

Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels over and draws its last breath. The carcass is soon set on by hyenas, who ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million years ago revealing branching evolutionary stories of survival ...