(The Conversation) — In connection to Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, media from the BBC and Fox to Reuters and Haaretz reported on new DNA evidence about the holiday’s original namesake.

Around 1,000 Jews from across the world will gather in Philadelphia from Aug. 18-22 for the 44th International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. Attendees from Israel to Argentina with all ...

Adolf Hitler had a sexual disorder that made it more likely for him to have a micro-penis, according to the first-ever analysis of his DNA. He also did not have the Jewish ancestors that some have ...

An Ohio State parent submitted a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights alleging the university failed to respond to “incidents of harassment” based on “shared Jewish ...

Jewish adults living in England will be offered a free genetic test to see if they are at a higher risk of certain cancers. People with Jewish ancestry are more likely to carry a genetic mutation that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 1 in 5 people in Spain and Portugal today may indeed be of “converso” origin: descendants of Jews or Muslims who converted ...