GENEALOGY

Genealogy Basics: 8 Tips for Tracing Your Family Tree Online

There are tons of online genealogy sources at your fingertips—but the sheer amount of information might seem intimidating. Here's how to get started tracing your family tree.

John Gregory's actual skull alongside a 3D rendering of his head.

A Skull From the 1845 Franklin Expedition Was Just Identified Using a Descendant’s DNA

Nobody made it out of Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition alive. But now we know just how far one sailor got.

Headless Torso Found in Idaho Cave 40 Years Ago Confirmed to Be Missing Murderer

Joseph Henry Loveless was last seen escaping from jail in 1916. More than a century later, DNA analysis has linked the missing murderer to a dismembered torso discovered in an Idaho cave in 1979.

The World's Longest Thank-You Note Has 270,000 Signatures

It's taller than the Empire State Building.

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Meghan Markle Is Related to H.H. Holmes, America’s First Serial Killer, According to New Documentary

The claim comes from Holmes’s great-great-grandson, American lawyer Jeff Mudgett, who recently discovered that he and Markle are eighth cousins.

6 Downsides of Human Evolution

5. A lot of us have mental illness.

A Wider Gene Pool Has Made Humanity Taller (and Smarter)

Children whose parents are more closely related tend to be shorter and have lower educational attainment, according to a genetic study.