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Police struggles to track down the makers of illegal 3D-printed guns. But a new forensic chemistry method can help.
A 42,000 year old stone with a face is the oldest known example of symbolic work by a Neanderthal.
The Supreme Court has ruled that executing the innocent does not violate the Constitution, but some states allow people convicted of crimes to bring actual innocence claims.
iNaturalist might turn out to be an important part of the murder trial, but how else can observations of plants and animals be used?
The rare sleep disorder has been used as a defence in several recent sexual assault cases.
If you’ve only ever seen crime scenes on TV shows, the reality will likely surprise you.
Borrowed from geology, subsurface imaging may help us solve crimes – if we know how best to use the tools.
An accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information where the naked eye cannot.
Pfc Charles McAllister will finally be laid to rest in his home town on Seattle.
Through each step of the autopsy process, the dignity and respect of the deceased is prioritised by all involved.
When human remains are found underwater, forensics needs a different approach. To understand what happens at sea, we need to study it.
Expert opinion is necessary as part of the justice system – but nobody is asking if the experts are fit for the task and if their evidence is reliable.
If we need to use forensic techniques in space, we’ll need to understand how things behave differently in microgravity.
The bog does not neatly divide traces of the distant and recent past. Archaeology and forensic science still have much to learn from each other.
Using fingerprints to catch criminals isn’t 100% accurate, but analyzing fingerprints in 3D, rather than 2D, could improve the process.
The meanings we carry around in our heads seem so natural and inborn that we fail to realise other people can have quite different understandings.
The hospital blast site has largely been cleared, Hamas says. But a forensic scientist explains what other evidence independent experts could look to while conducting an investigation.
DNA volunteered by citizens worldwide is helping to restore the identity of human remains found across Australia.
Human scent could one day be used as evidence in forensics and as diagnostic information in medicine.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Forensic Science, Murdoch University
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Research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, Business School & Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Domestic and Family Violence, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Visiting Scholar, University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), University of Wollongong
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Adjunct Associate Professor - Forensic Genetics, University of Technology Sydney; Adelaide University
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Adjunct Lecturer in Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University
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Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Forensic Science, University of Lancashire
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Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Surrey
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Professor of Forensic Science, University of Hull
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Director Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee
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Professor of Forensic Genetics, University of Technology Sydney
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Project Lead for International Technical Forensic Services Global Forensic Justice Center, Florida International University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences, Emory University