The US docuseries Unsolved Mysteries brought a few real cold-case investigations to light, but coverage of forensic science ...
Fans of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and similar TV shows know that forensic entomology involves the use of insects and other arthropods in legal matters, including homicide cases. Entomologists who ...
When police find a decomposed body, the clothing that person was wearing could hold the key to finding out how they died. Murdoch University used stillborn piglets wrapped in fabric to study the ...
A new study indicates unique and changing microbial communities present during the decomposition of human cadavers look to be a reliable 'clock' for forensic scientists. A new study led by the ...
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A new forensic "body farm" is finally in the works in the state of Florida -- just the seventh human decomposition research program in the United States. The state-of-the-art facility will include ...
The Casey Anthony trial played out like an episode of CSI Wednesday as a forensic expert for the defense cast doubt on the prosecution's star witness. Chemist Michael Sigman from the National Center ...
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Helping the forensic science community with research and hands-on training is what the Forensic Anthropology Research Center at Texas State University is all about. From ...
Insects that have not been previously associated with human corpses actually interact with dead human bodies, which may provide clues for forensic entomologists in the future, new research suggests.