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 ...

Forensic collection and analysis are the processes of gathering large quantities of data from electronic devices and Cloud based data sources, preserving them, and examining the information. Both law ...

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 ...

The burgeoning field of digital forensics plays a crucial role in investigating a wide range of cybercrimes and cybersecurity incidents. Indeed, in our technology-centric world, even investigations of ...

Forensic analysis of skeletal remains is a critical aspect of forensic anthropology, enabling the reconstruction of events surrounding an individual’s death. This field integrates chemical, physical, ...

Over 10 days in early March 2022, five homeless men were shot in Manhattan and Washington, D.C. Two died. With the extraordinary tool of firearms identification analysis, law enforcement linked every ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. When reports emerged of “missing minutes” in Jeffrey Epstein’s ...

Researchers looked at pollen trapped in the waterproofing layers of the long sunken Roman Republic ship to find proof of this ...