Two centuries after his death, the descendants of the notorious Marquis de Sade have finally embraced their once-reviled relative. The French aristocrat scandalised his contemporaries with his ...

Abraham, center, with grandson Jacob, left. Let us begin our story ... Benjamin came across Jewish tribesmen whom he was convinced were descendants of the Lost Israelites. The self-sufficiency ...

Jones is one of about 50 descendants of the 300 or so people who were enslaved at Catoctin Furnace in Thurmont who will gather for a unique “descendants’ reunion” this weekend. Individuals ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about charitable giving and estate planning ideas. Here is a simple definition of “descendant” from a trust document ...

How could a modern-day comedian turn out to be related to a medieval monarch? On a recent episode of the TV genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? Josh Widdicombe discovered he was a descendant ...

But the DNA findings say differently. All modern dogs are descendants of wolves, though this domestication may have happened twice, producing groups of dogs descended from two unique common ancestors.

Disney’s newest “Descendants” film “Descendants: The Rise of Red” will be debuting on Disney+ and the Disney Channel on July ...

Over many generations, the descendants of the eukaryotes developed mechanisms to further support this system, and concurrently, the descendants of the engulfed prokaryotes lost the ability to ...

Jacob Bogage covers economic policy in Congress for The Washington Post, where he's worked since 2015. He's previously covered business and technology and wrote for the Sports section. Before ...

Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason and a nationally syndicated columnist. He is an award-winning journalist who has covered drug policy, public health, gun control, civil liberties, and ...