Drexel University environmental science graduate Jackie Garcia had the opportunity to pursue an independent study during her senior year. She chose Academy scientist and Drexel professor Jon Gelhaus ...

Most forensic entomology investigations generally focus on insects such as blow flies or beetles. However, the authors of a new paper have shown that tiny mites can reveal information as well. Most ...

Researchers at Cranfield University are using blowflies and other insects to develop a database which will provide a complementary method of estimating time since death in forensic investigations. The ...

General entomology and insect biology / James L. Castner -- Insects of forensic importance / Jason H. Byrd, James L. Castner -- Collection of entomological evidence during legal investigations / Jason ...

A crime scene can present itself in any form and size. In recent weeks, an Aotearoa New Zealand family who'd purchased abandoned goods from a storage locker made the harrowing discovery of two sets of ...

This article was taken from the December 2013 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

A few episodes ago, we heard from forensic scientists at the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER) – that’s the official name for what, in books and movies, they would call ...

Long before Jeff Tomberlin, Ph.D., professor of forensic entomology in the Texas A&M Department of Entomology, helped investigators solve murders with maggots, he was just a kid glued to the TV ...

They’re often the first arrivals at the scene of the crime—buzzing, sapphire-bodied flies that herald the appearance of other flies, beetles, and a whole buggy ecosystem that will take over a corpse.

The first murder solved with the help of insects, per an account written in the year 1235, took place in China. A villager was found slashed to death. The judge summoned local farmers and told them to ...