Crime scene tape across a burial site during a week-long field of study at the "Body Farm" at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. (FBI photo) The National Institute of Standards and Technology ...

Forensic analysis of skeletal remains is a critical aspect of forensic anthropology, enabling the reconstruction of events surrounding an individual’s death. This field integrates chemical, physical, ...

Othram is identifying previously unidentified remains at a rate of more than one every two days, working with law enforcement to solve both ongoing and cold cases. A human skull, hidden between walls, ...

Thought LeadersArian van Asten Professor in Forensic Analytical ChemistryUniversity of Amsterdam In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2024 in San Diego, we spoke to Professor Arian van Asten about ...

Drugs and fibers are among the materials collected in forensic and criminal laboratories. Some of these samples can be quite small, and light microscopes are frequently employed to examine evidence ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly referenced in digital forensics, e-discovery, fraud investigations, and regulatory reviews. Yet much of the public discourse portrays AI as an opaque ...

In the wake of a data breach, counsel will often require the assistance of a forensic firm in order to provide legal advice to their client. The forensic analysis—which is often memorialized in a ...

Evidence as minute as a flake of paint can be instrumental when it comes to forensic investigations. All paint chips have an origin, and through the analysis of a paint chip, connections can be drawn ...

Forensic analysis of automotive paints using spectroscopy has emerged as a pivotal technique in criminal investigations, especially in cases such as hit-and-run incidents where trace evidence often ...

On Monday, storage solutions company WiebeTech announced the arrival of two new products designed to assist with forensic data analyses. The first one, Forensic ComboDock, is a write-blocked FireWire ...

The days of performing only traditional “dead” forensics on a host after a security incident are over. A shift to “live” forensics and incident response investigations is underway, with a round of new ...