Tag: Forensic science
Can we find hidden graves of murder victims with soil imaging? New Australian study gives it a try
Borrowed from geology, subsurface imaging may help us solve crimes – if we know how best to use the tools.
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25 Sep, 01:00 AM
Melissa Caddick mystery shows we need more research of a rare kind – marine forensics
When human remains are found underwater, forensics needs a different approach. To understand what happens at sea, we need to study it.
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15 Jun, 10:02 AM
The strange story of the grave of Copernicus
A team of archaeologists discovered the remains of the 16th-century father of modern astronomy, who demonstrated that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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3 Jan, 09:00 PM
The words that helped wrongly convict Kathleen Folbigg
The meanings we carry around in our heads seem so natural and inborn that we fail to realise other people can have quite different understandings.
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8 Nov, 07:00 AM
Secrets wrapped in fabric: how our study of 100 decomposing piglet bodies will help solve criminal cases
Fatal stabbings are the leading cause of homicide in countries with restricted access to firearms, including Australia. New research could help solve these cases.
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31 Jul, 05:00 AM