Rivers, lakes and the sea frequently host scenes of death and crime. When a body is pulled from a watery grave—due to, for instance, drowning, floods, tsunamis, shipwrecks, air crashes or murder—specialist investigative ...
Archaeology
Feb 8, 2022
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An unlikely collaboration between George Mason University's Honey Bee Initiative and the new outdoor Forensic Science Research and Training Laboratory could yield critical advances in forensic science.
Other
Jan 20, 2022
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Not all superheroes wear capes—some live in rubbish bins, garbage dumps and on dead bodies. Maggots are the offspring of the blowfly, the scourge of the Aussie picnic, nuisance of summer and feared by farmers for infesting ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 28, 2021
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More than 70% of microplastics found in samples from oceans and rivers could come from the scientists collecting them.
Environment
Nov 15, 2021
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Forensic scientists find a new way of identifying brands of lipstick at a crime scene without removing evidence from its bag.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 13, 2021
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A video of the sea floor off the Orange County coast this week shows damage to an oil pipeline that sent an estimated 144,000 gallons of crude into the ocean, fouling beaches and threatening ecologically sensitive wetlands.
Environment
Oct 7, 2021
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The internet is playing an increasingly prominent role in radicalisation, with a particular rise in the use of open social media platforms, according to a comprehensive analysis of the online activity of convicted extremists ...
Political science
Sep 17, 2021
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A person can leave DNA on a surface without directly touching it, a Flinders University study has found, with the longer someone spends in a room the more likely they are to leave a trace of themselves behind.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 7, 2021
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Selfies taken by missing persons before they disappear could prove key for future forensic dental identification, according to a researcher studying at the University of Dundee.
Other
Aug 30, 2021
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Forensic anthropologists analyze skeletal remains to help identify people. A new study highlights how this work, specifically dealing with ancestry, may inadvertently support the idea that racial differences are biological.
Other
Aug 26, 2021
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