Forensics

How a new approach to imaging could help forensics scientists retrieve fingerprints from tricky bullet casings

Once stowed away in an abandoned well, analysis of a Hominin fossil suggests we’ve found a long-lost sister lineage

Multi-isotope analysis of teeth hints at a multicultural crew on Britain's infamous Tudor vessel

Analysis of a black spot casts new light on the final hours of a deadly Danish Expedition

How hyperspectral imaging unlocked the secrets of a severely degraded Jewish parchment

How can we reliably study blood-covered fingerprints? One team may have found an answer

Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” is beginning to show its age - spectroscopy can tell us how to better protect it

X-ray analysis of artefacts recovered from Henry VIII’s favored warship reveals surprising details about armor production and conservation efforts

Unraveling encounters on bygone battlefields with fencing (and X-rays)

Bone proteomics could help investigators get to the bottom of drowning deaths