From September 2024 to August 2025, the lab received 4,160 evidence submissions and returned nearly 2,940 completed cases to law enforcement agencies.

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.

In Garland, there's a forensic laboratory with a team of scientists playing a vital role in helping the criminal justice ...

Students were invited to go hands-on on Tuesday. Starting with watching a mock crime scene filmed by the state Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection (DESPP). The exercise let them step ...

A contamination crisis at Queensland's forensic lab has forced courts to delay serious criminal cases until next year as crucial DNA testing machines sit idle. The Sunday Mail can reveal critical ...

Scientists have uncovered microbial DNA preserved in mammoth remains dating back more than one million years, revealing the oldest host-associated microbial DNA ever recovered. By sequencing nearly ...

Cape Town has consistently been one of the metropolitan regions in South Africa with the highest murder rates. It has more than double the national average, and is currently ranked second overall and ...

For most Indians, the image of forensic science comes from American crime dramas—sleek labs, sophisticated machines, and investigators piecing together puzzles with technology. But today, that image ...

Scientists at Kyoto University have uncovered a hidden protein complex that organizes DNA in sperm stem cells, a discovery that reveals surprising ties between fertility and cancer. When this protein, ...

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings after fully sequencing the DNA of ancient remains excavated at archeological sites near the country’s capital Bogota ...