A new DNA analysis of remains belonging to several direct descendants of Christopher Columbus may have uncovered a history-changing truth about the explorer's origins. For centuries, historians have ...

Columbus was a professional navigator and explorer with decades of maritime experience before his 1492 voyage (Image: Getty Images) A new, non-peer-reviewed study published in April 2026 on bioRxiv ...

A new, non-peer-reviewed study published in April 2026 on bioRxiv suggests Christopher Columbus was a Spanish nobleman, specifically identifying him as having Galician roots related to the Sotomayor ...