An ISO standard for the validation of methods used in the interpretation of forensic evidence will "increase trust in forensic investigations"

Some scientists have an important, if morbid, job: They study the smell of decomposing human bodies.

Ancient DNA research has revealed that Ice Age cave artists recorded a previously unknown hybrid species of bison and cattle in great detail on cave walls more than 15,000 years ago

A study of graves is providing new insight into the social and biological factors that might have motivated violent killings and atypical burials thousands of years ago

DARPA awards NYU Tandon professor and fellow researchers $10 million to use artificial intelligence to catch the subtlest manipulations of images and video

Funding will expand capacity and reduce backlogs

While police are trying out potential tools, no device currently on the market has been shown to quickly provide a precise measurement of a driver's marijuana intoxication as effectively as a breathalyzer gauges alcohol intoxication

Finding will be a game changer for law enforcement agencies who have previously been unable to link some suspects with crime scenes

Once the method is optimized, the researchers believe they could use protein markers from a small number of human hairs to distinguish an individual among the world's population

Researchers used bone collagen (protein) sequences to determine the species of 20 previously unidentifiable bone fragments

The Leverhulme Centre builds on university’s reputation as one of the world’s leading centers of excellence in forensic science

In forensic work, the smallest detail can make the difference in solving a crime. Those details can come from genetic evidence, such as DNA. Collecting the DNA is one thing, analyzing it is another.