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Tracing roots: Why every Jew should reclaim family histories disrupted by the Holocaust - opinion

Among Jews, tracing ancestry is a voyage of discovery. Many Jews of European background grew up believing that their relatives on both sides of their families had been murdered during the Holocaust

A SECTION of Jonathan Vidgop’s family tree on the walls of the Am haZikaron office in Tel Aviv.
Upton Lovell Shaman exhibit at the Wiltshire Museum.

‘Smoking gun evidence’: Bronze Age shaman long thought to be male revealed to be female goldworker

WHILE YOUR calendar says you’re 75, 50, or 25, some of your cells may be biologically much older than others – and those ‘elderly’ cells may help explain why aging and age-related diseases develop.

Some parts of your body age faster than others, Israeli study finds

d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California.

Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl


New study reveals ancient Europeans had dark skin until 3,000 years ago

Findings challenge previous belief that Europeans developed light skin soon after arriving 45,000 years ago.

 New study reveals ancient Europeans had dark skin until 3,000 years ago. Illustration.

Study shows home smoking leads to genetic changes in children's DNA

This change in gene expression due to secondhand smoke exposure may make children more vulnerable to disease as adults.

 Study shows home smoking leads to genetic changes in children's DNA. Illustration.

Orcas are targeting shark livers, according to DNA research

'We don't know how frequently these events occur in Australian waters and therefore how significant these findings are,' said Associate Professor Adam Miller.

 White shark carcass washed up in Portland, Victoria in October 2023.

NASA's Bennu samples contain life's building blocks, including amino acids and DNA/RNA nucleobases

Samples contain all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, supporting theory that asteroids may have seeded Earth with life's essential ingredients.

 NASA's Bennu asteroid samples reveal building blocks of life, including amino acids and all DNA and RNA nucleobases.

Ancient DNA from Austrian graves shows East Asian ancestry

Genetic differences between Mödling and Leobersdorf not explained by social status or site function.

 Avar period ceramics.

OMGene.AI: Using DNA and AI to identify our strengths

By taking a DNA sample and connecting what is known about the genome to a series of characteristics, a report is produced that notifies the person of their positive attributes.

A hand holding a globe. (Illustrative).

DNA analysis reveals Iron Age society in Britain was built around women

Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence suggesting that ancient Celtic societies in Iron Age Britain were matrilineal and matrilocal, with women holding status and influence.

 DNA analysis reveals Iron Age society in Britain was built with around women.

Trinity College Dublin scientists reveal how Denisovan genes shape modern humans

Scientists have identified at least three events where genes from distinct Denisovan populations mixed with human DNA, conferring significant adaptive benefits.

 Scientists have identified at least three events where genes from distinct Denisovan populations mixed with human DNA, conferring significant adaptive benefits. Illustration:

Nobel laureates warn of 'unprecedented' danger. Say artificial 'Mirror life' should not be created

Mirror bacteria are theoretical life forms constructed from mirror-image biological molecules that are the opposite of those found in nature.

 Scientists warning of a ‘Second Tree of Life’. Illustration.

DNA suggests this culture contacted Indigenous Americans centuries before European explorers

Although 3,700 kilometers of ocean separate Rapa Nui from South America, the genetic evidence suggests pre-European contact between the two populations.

 3,700 kilometers of ocean separate Rapa Nui from South America.