A research team at the University of Wyoming has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a study titled “Improving Communication Between Crime Laboratories and Legal Decision ...

Forensic science has fascinated the world for decades. From TV shows like CSI to crime thrillers, it’s often portrayed as a magical tool that can instantly solve any crime. But the real world of ...

Forensic fibers can survive underwater for much longer than previously thought -- which could help criminal investigators uncover vital evidence. New research has found that fiber evidence can survive ...

This year, the museum opened “Forensic Science on Trial,” a temporary exhibition that explores how people influence the way forensic science is used in the pursuit of justice. The exhibition’s curator ...

Polygraph (cardio-pneumo-psychograph); 1921. Gift of City of Berkeley Police Department. Photo by Jaclyn Nash, National Museum of American History. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American ...

You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...