Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a New York City-based magazine and book writer whose work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Women’s Health, Health, Cosmopolitan, Fitness, Prevention, ...

It should have been a relaxing summer lunch with my maternal first cousins and their spouses, but instead, my mind was racing. I needed to ask a question that had been on my mind for months and I ...

Readers responded to our story about DNA ancestry testing with heartfelt tales of their own experiences, either happy or traumatic. Some discovered they were adopted, or that the parents who raised ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

Ancestry DNA confirmed my true home is in Co. Galway. Ed Sheeran’s “Galway Girl” may make me cringe, while the original song of the same name from Mundy and Sharon Shannon has me ducking for cover, ...

A group of women and children, presumably enslaved, sit and stand around the doorway of a rough wooden cabin, Southern United States, mid 19th Century. One girl reads a book to the group of sitting ...

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 ...

DNA is a biological molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to function, develop, and reproduce. It is present in all forms of life on earth and contains each organism’s genetic code ...

When you get a DNA test kit, you'll get a set of instructions to follow so you can get a sample of DNA from your body to the lab. You'll either be asked to spit into a tube or wipe a swab around ...