An African-American lady has reacted on social media after DNA test showed she has Nigerian roots. She said she has always ...

Atunto, a global Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has strongly condemned recent claims suggesting that the Igbo people once occupied Ile-Ife, the ancestral homeland of the Yoruba.In a statement ...

Oluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto, the first daughter of the late former Oyo governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has dragged her family to courtOluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto is seeking an order of the court for the ...

But how do these DNA tests work, and how can they tell if two people are related to each other? A genetic test typically involves submitting a saliva sample to a laboratory.

Specifically, people with more Neandertal DNA tend to have increased connectivity in visual-processing tracts but reduced connectivity in nearby tracts that are implicated in social cognition.

Researchers have found that forensic "DNA mixture analysis" is less accurate for certain groups of people with lower genetic diversity, which could falsely link them to crime scenes.

A University of Oregon study found DNA analysis can be less accurate for some groups of people, which can incorrectly link them to a crime.

Chances are you know someone who took a DNA test only to find out something they weren't expecting. But what happens when that DNA test comes back with information that could potentially change a ...

In Ancient DNA, New Directions for African American History | Magazine | The Harvard CrimsonEvolutionary biologists, historians, population geneticists, and archaeologists gathered on Feb. 7 to ...

We analyzed DNA from the remains of 460 people from sites across northern Europe and found evidence of mass migration from Europe to England and the movement of people from as far away as West Africa.