May 18, 2012
Bryan Sykes, the evolutionary geneticist at Oxford University and the author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, is adding to his oeuvre of popular work on genetics with his new book, DNA USA, A Genetic Portrait of America. As with his previous work, Sykes breaks down some of the complicated aspects of genetics [...]
May 5, 2012
Today is Cinco de Mayo. This day commemorates the Mexican army's 1862 victory over France in the Battle of Puebla (not Mexican independence day as is commonly believed), but is more widely observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. There are different ways to celebrate [...]
April 23, 2009
Pocahontas Every family has its legends. Maybe it's a story about how they're descended from a passenger on the Mayflower, a Confederate soldier or Charlemagne. Of all the classic American family legends, stories of a Native American ancestor are among of the most common. Many times there's a [...]
