California's “Angel of Death” Was a Notorious Killer. Then an Unlikely Team of Scientists Cracked the Case.

In October 2001 a Los Angeles County grand jury indicted Saldivar on six counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

Forensic psychologist: Brown shooter's videos show 'distorted lens'

Brown University mass shooter Claudio Manuel Neves Valente apparently viewed life through a "distorted lens," a forensic ...
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Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s to expect this year

And this surge is not limited to quality. The volume of deepfakes has grown explosively: Cybersecurity firm DeepStrike estimates an increase from roughly 500,000 online deepfakes in 2023 to about 8 ...
C&EN

Thirty years of DNA forensics: How DNA has revolutionized criminal investigations

The name Colin Pitchfork might not be as recognizable as Charles Manson or Jeffrey Dahmer. But for those in the forensic science community, it’s a name that holds weight. Pitchfork was the first ...
Reader's Digest

18 Baffling Forensic Cases That Stumped Everyone

Forensic science is constantly evolving. And that’s good, because as techniques are refined and technology improves, investigators have better chances to solve crimes that might have gone unsolved in ...
Purdue University

Careers in Forensic Science

Forensic science is actually not one field, but many. For example, specialists may work in forensic chemistry, forensic biology, forensic odontology, or physicians (MDs or DOs) may work as forensic ...
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This Great ’60s Mad Science Horror Flips the Script on a Classic, Thought-Provoking ‘Twilight Zone’ Episode

Olga Artemyeva is a film critic, screenwriter and film curator based in NYC. She has a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her dissertaion was dedicated to the evolution of horror, and it ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Going Behind the Scenes With ‘Forensic Science on Trial’

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 ...
IFLScience

$1 Million Prize Offered To Whoever Deciphers This 5,000-Year-Old Script

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...
USA Today

'Betrayed': Forensic science failures undermine justice as labs fail to adopt standards

Kathy Eppler had waited seven years to see the man who murdered her two brothers and sister-in-law be punished for his crimes. Garrett Coughlin was sentenced to life without parole in the triple ...
Live Science

How forensic DNA analysis can falsely link people to crime scenes

Researchers have found that forensic "DNA mixture analysis" is less accurate for certain groups of people with lower genetic diversity, which could falsely link them to crime scenes. When you purchase ...