FIU’s Global Forensic and Justice Center does not resemble the dimly lit laboratories typically portrayed on crime shows, nor does that style of melodrama pervade its halls. Instead, the center aims ...

Announcing a new article publication for Forensic Sciences Research, Green Clues: Unveiling the Role of Bryophytes in Forensic Science, presents the first comprehensive review of bryophytes (mosses, ...

For the first time, researchers have identified what appears to be a network of approximately 20 microbes that universally drive the decomposition of animal flesh. The findings have significant ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The skeleton of Béla, the Duke of Macsó, shows that he was murdered by three assailants in a bloody and coordinated attack.

Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They're often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in ...

A yearlong study examining ethnic and racial diversity in forensic science has found that the varying disciplines, which frequently work closely with law enforcement, are also generally whiter than ...

Moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in ...