Remnants of the Y-chromosomal lineage attributed to Genghis Khan were found in a set of medieval mausoleums attributed to his ...

The brand new six-part history docuseries, Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols, premieres on National Geographic Thursday, May 1 at 9/8c. The new National Geographic docuseries brings to ...

New DNA evidence from ancient burials in Kazakhstan may be linked to Genghis Khan’s tomb, offering fresh clues in the ...

Far fewer people alive today are related to Genghis Khan than is commonly believed, according to a new study that upends the ...

For a long time, we've been sold the idea that Genghis Khan, the 13th century founder of the Mongol Empire, was so phenomenally prolific that one in 200 men alive today carries his exact Y chromosome.

It’s an often-cited factoid that 1 in 200 men (0.5 percent of the world’s male population) can directly trace their ancestry ...

A fearless warrior and ruthless conqueror, Genghis Khan’s epic rise and the Mongolian Empire’s incredible expansion are brought to thrilling life in this six-part series. Drawing on a new translation ...

Dinosaurs may have been the reason Don Lessem went to Mongolia, but it was Genghis Khan that captured his attention. "We grew up thinking of him as a barbarian," said Lessem, a Philadelphia native and ...

If anyone in central Asia 800 years ago could be called a feminist, Genghis Khan could. Genghis Khan was a bloody oppressor who killed a prospective son-in-law because the man refused to marry one of ...

Mansa Musa vs. Genghis Khan: who is the richest man in history? Money, money, money–do you every get to aspirational daydreaming about being King Midas? Only to realize that King Midas never lived?