New research reveals an innovative wildlife forensics method that uses advanced genetic tools and local DNA databases to help authorities solve complex environmental crimes involving multiple species.

In 2009, Matthew von Konrat, a plant scientist at The Field Museum of Natural History received an intriguing phone call from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The officials suspected that ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C (WCIV) — There will soon be a new tool to fight and solve crime across the Lowcountry, with the Tri-County Biological Science Center on Leeds Avenue building unveiled today. The ...

Each person exhibits a repetitive and distinctive gait pattern, making it possible to identify someone from a distance based ...

How can it be determined whether a person has died by suicide or homicide—an assessment that is key to the legal process? A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how forensic medicine can ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce the expansion of the Texas Rangers’ Unsolved Crimes ...

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Western Carolina University announced that in December 2025, it had a hand in solving a 2023 missing persons case. According to the university, six forensic ...

Prof Lady Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome – her official title – is one of the world’s leading forensic scientists. As a ...