He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted people.

A contamination crisis at Queensland's forensic lab has forced courts to delay serious criminal cases until next year as crucial DNA testing machines sit idle. The Sunday Mail can reveal critical ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The freshly minted boss of Queensland’s forensic service says there are likely creeps who should be in prison but are instead walking ...

Cape Town has consistently been one of the metropolitan regions in South Africa with the highest murder rates. It has more than double the national average, and is currently ranked second overall and ...

Sept. 10 (UPI) --Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a DNA-themed Doodle on Wednesday. This Back to School Doodle looks at deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA, "a ...

More than three decades after a newborn was found dead in an Iowa City landfill, advanced DNA testing has led to an arrest. The Iowa City Police Department announced Tuesday that 58-year-old Cindy Sue ...

Scientists have decoded the 3D structure of an ancient viral protein hidden in our DNA. The HERV-K Env protein, found on cancer and autoimmune cells, has a unique shape that could unlock new ...

The mysterious "Dragon Man" skull, found in China in 1933, has been confirmed to belong to a Denisovan through groundbreaking DNA analysis. This discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of ...

Kara Jillian Brown is the beauty editor of InStyle. She began her career at Well+Good, where she spent five years evolving from editorial intern to news writer to beauty writer. She earned a ...

Expert analysis has shown that Julius Malema's words crossed the line from politics to hate speech. Forensic linguistics was used to prove that EFF leader Julius Malema was guilty of hate speech when ...

GREAT FALLS — DNA evidence preserved on a microscope slide after a 1956 double homicide and the use of forensic genealogy helped a Montana sheriff's office close the books on the 65-year-old cold case ...

Officials said Robinson's dad identified him in photos released by authorities. Tyler Robinson, the man suspected of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a campus event at a Utah ...