Forensic science is a growing field that offers scientists opportunities to specialize in different techniques.

He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted ...

When evidence is collected at a Hennepin County crime scene, it ends up in a laboratory in downtown Minneapolis, where in ...

A forensic science examiner performs an analysis at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory. Some state labs face yearslong backlogs across a range of cases, including those requiring DNA and ...

From September 2024 to August 2025, the lab received 4,160 evidence submissions and returned nearly 2,940 completed cases to ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — National Forensic Science Week is celebrated from September 14 through the 20th. The Texas Department of ...

DNA evidence, with its high-tech luster, often grabs all the headlines. But latent prints, that old-fashioned staple of ...

After 30 years, Austin city leaders announced on Monday, Sept. 29 that the infamous Yogurt Shop Murders had been solved.

A judge in New York rejected a request on 23 September to disqualify the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing as evidence in a ...

Old-fashioned detective work and advances in forensic science led to the identification of a suspect in the killings of four ...

When people hear the word "forensics," they often imagine DNA profiles or fingerprints at a crime scene. Yet the true power of forensic science extends far beyond these images. It is a ...

“[…]age estimation on blood stains from cancer patients might not result in significantly higher estimation errors, except for very aggressive forms of cancer ...