Taylor Swift may not be the only tortured poet in her family. Yes, the pop superstar, whose new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” comes out April 19, is a distant relative of Emily Dickinson.

In Israel, the holiday ends on April 8. Each year, the holiday falls on different dates due to Jewish tradition abiding by a lunar calendar. The holiday is almost always entirely in April, although ...

A new study by UCLA Health published in Cell presents a major advancement in the future of personalized medicine by pinpointing new connections between people's genes, disease risk and medicine ...

Of course, Carlson’s insinuation relies less on technical genetics than on a visual cue: many Ashkenazi Jews have lighter skin than many people in today’s Middle East. They can often pass as white.

Jillian Emory of Fairmount spent years connecting to her Italian roots. She learned the language, studied and worked abroad, and hired a genealogist to help track down her family members in Italy. “I ...

For more than a century, Italy’s citizenship rules have allowed people around the world to reconnect with their Italian heritage through family ancestry. That policy, known as jus sanguinis — or ...

Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for both brands and online publications—with a particular focus on travel, fashion, and lifestyle. She’s also the ...