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.

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 ...

Though it has taken nearly a year, a resolution is finally within reach after last year’s shocking news that my birth family is not Irish. Readers may recall my op-ed a few weeks before St. Patrick’s ...

DNA testing platforms like Ancestry.com and 23andMe are transforming the way families approach fertility treatments, donor conception, and family dynamics. Originally intended to trace ancestry, these ...

Valerie is a seasoned writer and editor who has spent her career creating content in the parenting and women's wellness spaces. Before joining Forbes Health, Valerie was the trending news editor at ...

(Reuters) - Online genealogy website Ancestry.com's $99 gene testing service promises customers they can uncover their ethnic roots with a few drops of saliva, but a Canadian provider of DNA testing ...

In a move that will more than double its market reach, Ancestry announced Wednesday that it will immediately start selling its signature DNA test kits in 54 new markets across five continents. The ...

Stephen Wald took a home DNA test in 2018, hoping to explore his family ancestry with his two young children. Instead, he learned a family secret: The man who raised him was not his biological father.