Retired detective Matt Steiner explains how NCIS and other, similar cop shows have helped forensics experts despite their one big flaw. Procedural TV shows that rely on forensic science continue to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Our smartphones hold the keys to our digital lives. Preserving ...

Gait analysis is often used in sports medicine, as seen in this picture. - Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images Over the weekend, the conservative media outlet The Blaze and journalist ...

Evidence as minute as a flake of paint can be instrumental when it comes to forensic investigations. All paint chips have an origin, and through the analysis of a paint chip, connections can be drawn ...

Drugs and fibers are among the materials collected in forensic and criminal laboratories. Some of these samples can be quite small, and light microscopes are frequently employed to examine evidence ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by researchers from the University of Oregon dug into limitations of a forensic tool used at crime scenes — discovering one way that people may be incorrectly ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It’s been decades since the intersection of forensic science ...

Software composition analysis (SCA) and digital forensics are two ways of understanding what software artifacts make up a software system or application, and identifying their security impact. They ...