Scientists in the U.K., in collaboration with members of the judiciary, have launched the first in a series of explanatory documents designed to help integrate science into the courtroom.

Watch Niamh Nic Daéid’s TedX talk about forensic evidence in the courtroom.

A genetic library for African rhinoceros populations has helped match illegally trafficked products to individual poached animals in more than 120 criminal cases. 

Defense attorneys allege New York City used “unreliable” methods on DNA evidence in thousands of cases.

Anthropologists make use of forensic science to delve into historical mysteries.

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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions is terminating a commission in which independent researchers and federal agencies seek to improve forensic science standards.

The facility—the first of its kind in Europe—will help researchers study what happens to decomposing bodies.

Meet the researchers working to untangle the mystery of a Missouri home filled with bones by bringing cutting-edge technologies into the crime lab.

Forensic scientists have been using rudimentary molecular techniques for decades. But advanced forensic anthropology technologies and
methods are just now coming to the fore in some investigations.