Bacteria have long been a key source of lifesaving antibiotics, but most species cannot be grown in the lab—leaving their ...

Ryan Routh's assassination attempt trial continues with new digital forensic evidence that prosecutors say show anti-Trump ...

The continually expanding toolkit from Mohit Verma's laboratory at Purdue University now includes a portable, paper-based ...

The DNA tissue sample taken from a baby left in an Iowa City landfill in 1992 was so "degraded and contaminated" that ...

New York City have not had any of their remains identified by authorities. The medical examiner's office is using new ...

Without advanced DNA testing developed by a Texas lab, Iowa City Police investigators may not have been able to identify an ...

A massive eruption 74,000 years ago shook the planet, and archaeologists are using volcanic glass to figure out how humans ...

DNA evidence, with its high-tech luster, often grabs all the headlines. But latent prints, that old-fashioned staple of forensic science, are still a cornerstone of criminal investigations.

This week is National Forensic Science Week, and the Texas Department of Public Safety is celebrating the week by hosting an ...

Gregory Moore, charged with Aliza Sherman's 2013 murder, is scheduled for trial next March. Moore seeks a new DNA test on ...

Students were invited to go hands-on on Tuesday. Starting with watching a mock crime scene filmed by the state Department of ...