Ahead of the annual Root 100 awards, we’re taking a look at the life of The Root’s founder, Henry Louis Gates Jr. Gates was born Sept. 16, 1950 in Keyser, W.Va. He grew up in the small neighboring ...

A new medical study found that the wide-ranging symptoms of Gulf War illness appear to be caused by a failure of cells to produce adequate energy, bringing experts a step closer to finding the root ...

A century ago, the strange behavior of atoms and elementary particles led physicists to formulate a new theory of nature. That theory, quantum mechanics, found immediate success, proving its worth ...

Roots, the outdoor lifestyle brand that was founded in Canada–has teamed up with a fellow Canuck, actor/director/comedian/entrepreneur Seth Rogen–for a brand new ...

There are some pretty interesting legendary items in Borderlands 4. For instance, the Noisy Cricket fires a sonic-style projectile that can launch enemies and even launch yourself, making it very fun ...

*Season 12 of “Finding Your Roots” returns to PBS, with host Henry Louis Gates Jr. guiding celebrities as they uncover their ancestral stories. Lizzo describes one revelation as “scandaloso,” while ...

Is it a sniper or a shotgun? It's complicated. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While it's a toss-up which one's better for your ...

The celebrity-packed reality series that uncovers the hidden truths of A-list stars and public figures returns for its 12th season on PBS, featuring a new roster of famous faces confronted with the ...

Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. the host and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated PBS show Finding Your Roots, traveled to the Vatican on July 5 to meet with Pope Leo XIV to present his genealogical ...

Thomas Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence read: “We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable . . . ” It was supposedly Benjamin Franklin who suggested instead announcing ...

For over 10 seasons, “Finding Your Roots” has delved into celebrities’ family trees — and one woman has been behind many of the shocking discoveries, unearthed secrets and tear-jerking revelations.