Forensics

Large area synchrotron source XFM scan of a natural fingermark showing distribution of Zn (red), Fe (green) and Ti (blue)

An MS-based approach could let police ID illicit drugs without opening suspect packages

There’s much more to fingermarks than meets the dye

How analytical chemistry refines life after death.

SEM and SRS-XRF reveal the most anatomically detailed structures of fossilized frogs to date.

Trace element and isotope analyses highlight metal trading practices in Bronze Age Scandinavia.

Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Netherlands Institute for Conservation, Art and Science

Sitting Down With... Katelynn A. Perrault, Assistant Professor of Forensic Sciences and Chemistry, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Residue from an ancient burial site in Eastern Asia – and the cannabis use that time forgot.

Amber was an important status symbol in prehistoric Iberia, but perhaps not a foolproof one