Thirty years ago I had an affair and gave birth to a daughter, Julie, and didn’t tell my husband, John, about it. Last year ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

In 2017, I sent DNA samples to Ancestry, as well as to two other DNA companies. My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might ...

A few years ago, I spat into a plastic tube, hoping to learn more about my ancestry. I didn't expect it would lead to me becoming a citizen of New Zealand. But I am just one of more than 40 million ...

When you have submitted your sample, you will receive your results in four weeks. This will include an ethnicity estimate, as ...

I am 67 and was adopted as a child. Last year I found my birth father after using a DNA test kit from Ancestry.co.uk, which ...

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The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the ...