A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a ...

Forensic scientist José Antonio Lorente, who claimed that the explorer was a Jew from Spain in a documentary, said he would ...

Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492 ... to escape religious persecution. The study of DNA contradicts the traditional theory, which many historians had questioned, that the ...

The centuries-old mystery surrounding Chistopher Columbus ... study by the University of Granada reveals that the navigator and colonizer may be buried in Sevilla, after a DNA analysis confirmed ...

On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained ... "My conclusion is that the documentary never shows Columbus's DNA and, as scientists, we don't know what analysis ...

MADRID, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a ...

An aeroplane flies past a statue of Christopher Columbus in central Madrid on August ... lead scientist of the DNA study at the University of Granada, told a video news conference.

The 500 year old mystery surrounding the final resting place of Christopher Columbus has been solved by scientists using DNA analysis. After two decades of DNA testing, the team was able to ...

Famed explorer Christopher Columbus was likely Spanish and Jewish ... to escape religious persecution. The study of DNA contradicts the traditional theory, which many historians had questioned, that ...

Announcing the study's results in the documentary, Professor Lorente said they were "almost absolutely reliable". “We have DNA from Christopher Columbus, very partial, but sufficient.