Investigators focus on male DNA from a glove and a $11 Walmart backpack in the ongoing search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.

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.

From a forensic expert explaining how genealogy might be used to identify the suspect in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance to the death of a towering figure in the civil rights movement, here's a look at some of your top headlines for the morning of February 17.

In 2023, scientists made a surprising find regarding pangolins. Scientists have long believed that pangolins have eight branches in their family tree. But an unlikely discovery made from studying seized pangolin scales introduced a ninth branch.

Bingo's DNA test stunned his owner, revealing a rare purebred past—and a mystery about how he ended up on streets.