Every day, forensic examiners compare pieces of evidence (e.g., fingerprints, bullets) and decide whether they “match”—i.e., came from the same source (e.g., person, gun). These decisions hold obvious ...

Nearly two years since two dams failed in Gladwin County, causing a 500-year flood, finally, some answers. A federal forensic engineering team released their final report on the cause and liability ...

A new academic study examines whether forensic accountants exercised due diligence in investigating the corporations that issued their certifications prior to obtaining their certifications.

In the 1997 film Gattaca, Vincent (Ethan Hawke) painstakingly brushes his hair, trims his nails, exfoliates his skin, and shaves his face — all to avoid shedding parts of his body carrying his DNA, ...

Emanuela Orlandi is pictured in a photo that was distributed after her presumed kidnapping in 1983. (Credit: CNS file photo.) Listen ROME — The complex process of examining bones and extracting DNA ...

Forensic anthropologists face mental health risks due to chronic exposure to violent death. Vicarious trauma and burnout can arise even without direct experience of violence.

For the first time, researchers have identified what appears to be a network of approximately 20 microbes that universally drive the decomposition of animal flesh. The findings have significant ...

Forensic botany has traditionally focused on flowering plants and pollen, while bryophytes have received little systematic attention despite their ubiquity, persistence, and distinctive morphological ...

In forensic accounting, accountants and lawyers may be close partners; and in fact, attorneys are often the reason accountants enter the field of forensic accounting to begin with. All three ...

Editor’s note: The following case study is excerpted from The 2014 AICPA Survey on International Trends in Forensic and Valuation Services. Although the buzz about Big Data has certainly been growing, ...