Spanish scientists have used DNA analysis to uncover the true origin of Christopher Columbus, claiming he was a Sephardic Jew ...

The implications of this research are manifold. The study paints a grim picture of colonialism’s unintended consequences.

For centuries, scientists have disputed the origins of syphilis. A new study of ancient DNA supports an American origin for ...

New analysis of historic DNA suggests the sexually transmitted disease travelled eastwards with the Italian navigator’s crew ...

Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?

Over three decades after 19-year-old Amy Hooper was found beaten and stabbed to death in her Franklin County apartment, an ...

The appeals court ruled Thursday against Columbus Jones, 34, who was convicted by a jury in Mahoning County Common Pleas ...

This coincided with Columbus’s arrival in the New World ... “The search will continue to define these earlier forms, and ancient DNA will surely be a valuable resource,” said Johannes ...

An arrest has been made after a 19-year-old woman was found beaten and stabbed to death over 30 years ago. Amy Hooper was ...

New DNA research from ancient skeletons has revealed that syphilis and its related diseases were present in the Americas long ...

He directed ‘Home Alone’ and wrote ‘Gremlins,’ among other holiday classics. Now he’s producing the wintery vampire drama ...