The device hoping to answer the ultimate existential questions
The final piece of an all-new detector has completed the first leg of its journey towards unlocking some of the most enduring mysteries of the universe.
The final piece of an all-new detector has completed the first leg of its journey towards unlocking some of the most enduring mysteries of the universe.
General Physics
May 2, 2022
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Rather than digging to identify unmarked mass grave sites or evidence to locate missing persons, cutting-edge technologies are helping law enforcement agents, forensic scientists and historians uncover attempts to hide victims.
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2022
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As Russian forces withdraw from parts of Ukraine, reports have emerged of thousands dead and mass graves holding unknown numbers of bodies.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2022
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In one of the first studies of its kind, Australian scientists have investigated the health and economic status of a group of migrant settlers to colonial South Australia from an examination of skeletal remains at the Anglican ...
Archaeology
Apr 7, 2022
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When DNA evidence is available that matches the suspects in sexual assault cases, prosecutors are more likely to litigate and the odds of conviction are more than nine times greater than cases without biological evidence, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2022
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Depositing skin cells and their DNA varies between individuals, but new data from Flinders University shows that some people have higher intra-variability in their cell deposits.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 29, 2022
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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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