Retired detective Matt Steiner explains how NCIS and other, similar cop shows have helped forensics experts despite their one big flaw. Procedural TV shows that rely on forensic science continue to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. Our smartphones hold the keys to our digital lives. Preserving ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. In the quiet heart of Wichita, Kansas, a chilling shadow ...

Forensic analysis has become a cornerstone in the fight against financial fraud, combining accounting, auditing, and investigative skills to uncover and prevent fraudulent activities. As financial ...

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Over 10 days in early March 2022, five homeless men were shot in Manhattan and Washington, D.C. Two died. With the extraordinary tool of firearms identification analysis, law enforcement linked every ...

Digital forensics plays a crucial role in today's cyber-driven world, enabling investigators to unravel complex cybercrimes and gather evidence. With the growing volume and complexity of digital data, ...

Drugs and fibers are among the materials collected in forensic and criminal laboratories. Some of these samples can be quite small, and light microscopes are frequently employed to examine evidence ...

In her doctoral thesis completed at the Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention VERIFIN, University of Helsinki, Solja Säde developed methods of chemical forensics. "The ...

Evidence as minute as a flake of paint can be instrumental when it comes to forensic investigations. All paint chips have an origin, and through the analysis of a paint chip, connections can be drawn ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It’s been decades since the intersection of forensic science ...