“It’s not as glamorous as the TV shows ‘Bones’ or ‘CSI,’ but forensic science is still a really exciting field,” said Claire Shepard, program coordinator for the forensic science technology program at ...

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(AP)—For all of us, death is the end. For forensic scientists, it's also a beginning. An exhibition at London's Wellcome Collection journeys through the afterlife of violent death, from crime scene to ...

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Computer forensics is the science of obtaining, preserving, documenting and presenting digital evidence, stored in the form of encoded information, from digital electronic storage devices such as ...

After a shooting, forensic scientists can tell, by the pattern of blood spots, where the shooter stood to fire the gun. Their analysis of a DNA sample can free an innocent man or solve a case that’s ...

For the past decade, considerable discussion has been made on the extent to which cognitive bias can impact how decisions are made in forensics. Although cognitive bias can arise naturally for a ...

Forensic pathologists, or medical examiners, are specially trained physicians who examine the bodies of people who died suddenly, unexpectedly, or violently. A forensic pathology practitioner will ...