A mass of writhing maggots on a decomposing murder victim is not a sight for the squeamish, but for some, it is evidence. A maggot’s age and species can give essential information to forensic ...

Gunshot residue is important for helping forensic investigators reconstruct crime scenes where a firearm was used and link suspects to the event. However, current detection methods are costly, ...

“I took an aptitude test in high school and it said that I should be either a chemist or a police officer, because I have an investigative personality,” says Lori Ana Valentín. “Forensic science is ...

VIDEO: Watch as Dr. Jason Brewer, a forensic chemist examiner for the FBI, testifies at the murder trial of Logan Clegg. NOTE: Descriptions used during the trial might be disturbing for some audiences ...

Duct tape found at crime scenes can provide forensic scientists with important information, but no standardized protocol for analyzing it has ever existed. Now, Tatiana Trejos, assistant professor in ...

As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches past the one-month mark with no suspects identified, a prominent forensic scientist ...

Alexis Quinter, a forensic chemist at the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education in Horsham, Pennsylvania, performs an extraction process on a batch of drug samples from Trenton, New ...

Forensic expert calls for fresh analysis of Nancy Guthrie's home as investigation continues into the 84-year-old's mysterious ...

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - Monday, a forensic scientist from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took the stand to testify in the Solomon Martinez trial. Martinez is facing charges of first-degree ...

A pioneering new test that can recover fingerprints from ammunition casing, once thought nearly impossible, has been developed by two Irish scientists. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

BEAVERTON, Oregon — Vernier Science Education recently released Forensic Chemistry Experiments to teach students fundamental chemistry concepts through engaging forensic investigations. The new lab ...

When Ryleigh McDonagh ’26 first learned about the Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship program, she was intrigued. At the time, she was ...