I wanted a way of maybe helping some of these cases make it into the courtroom,” forensic scientist Virginia Maxwell said.

A collaborative research group has developed a bio-inspired robotic system based on insect behavior which can locate odor ...

Airport Officers Find Over 2,000 Live Queen Ants Hidden in Traveler’s Luggage ...

It is not uncommon for a body to be moved after a murder, usually to hide or eliminate evidence. And while the Arizona desert may seem like the perfect place to commit such a crime, a new study shows ...

Because pigs are remarkably similar to humans, knowing the signs of their decomposition can help identify hidden burials.

To use this evidence, investigators typically must grow the larvae until adulthood in a laboratory setting and then identify ...

Blood spatter analysis, fingerprint analysis, forensic serology and DNA analysis. While these processes are often shown and discussed in television crime shows, students in Eastern Kentucky University ...

New research confirms the potential for police forensic investigators to carefully consider the presence of pets at crime scenes as a credible new avenue for finding and investigating DNA leads to ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A single drop of blood on a broken window could soon lead to answers much faster in the Lowcountry. State and local leaders celebrated the opening of the new Tri-County ...

Antique insect collections became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. They were often built as working reference libraries, containing pinned and labeled insects so that naturalists ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita State University is launching two new graduate degree programs in forensic science. The university said the goal of the forensic firearms and forensic biology programs ...