Forensic science is often depicted in crime shows and movies, but how it plays a role in solving true crime cases can be very ...

A real-life forensic puzzle inspired researchers to explore the physics involved, and in Physics of Fluids, they present theoretical results revealing an interaction of the incoming vortex ring of ...

Colby Duncan, a forensic scientist at a crime lab in Southern California, aspired to be a lawyer growing up due to her interest in criminal justice. However, when she watched The New Detectives, it ...

Forensic science is critical to an effective justice system, which in turn is a pillar of a civil society. It is an interdisciplinary field that includes chemistry as a foundational and integral ...

In 2009, music producer Phil Spector was convicted for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot in the face from a very short distance. He was dressed in white clothes, but no ...