See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Popular ancestry show Finding Your Roots is deep into its ninth season ...

Scientists have discovered a rapid molecular switch in plant roots that allows them to detect dry soils and redirect root growth to find water. This discovery could help in developing ...

The third season of the ancestry-research program Finding Your Roots, hosted by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., has been postponed by PBS after a determination that an episode of the program ...