A 125-million-year-old mosquito preserved in Lebanese amber has become the oldest confirmed mosquito ever identified by ...

Forensic anthropology helps people find and identify deceased loved ones. One Montana-based forensic scientist is aiding ...

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However, despite the thrill involved, most scientists reject these notions completely. The main problem here involves a psychological concept known as pareidolia where humans are inclined to discern ...

The Women in Insect Science Research Topic series aims to highlight and celebrate the scientific contributions of women in entomology—an area of research that remains crucial for global and local ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

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A mass of writhing maggots on a decomposing murder victim is not a sight for the squeamish, but for some, it is evidence. A maggot’s age and species can give essential information to forensic ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth ...

A discovery by FIU researchers could help forensic investigators close the gap on estimating time of death. Often, death investigations rely on maggots — the larvae of blow flies that are among the ...

Imagine driving down a highway in the summer. The windows are down, the music is loud, and the wind is whipping through your hair. Now picture your car's windshield. You might expect to see a handful ...

Researchers are finding new ways to use artificial intelligence in forensic investigations, from identifying insect species at crime scenes to organizing complex evidence in laboratories. These ...