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 ...

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science. A forensic scientist crouches down on ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The gun used in the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set could not have been fired without pulling the trigger, according to an FBI forensic report obtained Friday by ABC News.

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 ...

Join two investigations and see how evolving forensic science helped investigators solve both a 1954 murder and the death of a Las Vegas playboy 40 years later. Discover how scientist Edmond Locard's ...

MERIDIAN, Idaho — The Idaho State Police (ISP) is celebrating the impact of forensic science during National Forensic Science Week (NFSW) and bringing attention to how forensic science has impacted ...

“What the climate can do to the human body can be very perplexing,” said Mary Ellen O’Toole, a former FBI agent, whose specialty involved working on serial killer cases. O’Toole now heads the George ...

Used to nab a serial rapist terrorizing a small English town and to identify one of America's most notorious murderers (the ruthless BTK Killer), DNA profiling has redefined forensic investigation. As ...