Science and the law are not natural partners. Science seeks to advance our understanding of the natural world. The law is tasked with ensuring public safety and making sure justice is properly served.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Forensic science is an embattled field. As DNA testing has overturned hundreds of ...

Forensic science has been subject to criticism on a number of occasions. In 2009, the National Academy of Sciences produced a report criticizing the state of forensic science. Since then, much work ...

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Not all forensic sciences are created equal, and this can sometimes lead to false convictions. WGBH's Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu spoke with Northeastern University law professor and WGBH News ...

WASHINGTON -- A congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council finds serious deficiencies in the nation's forensic science system and calls for major reforms and new research.

Under fire yet again, law enforcement is fighting back. Facing heavy criticism for misconduct and abuse, prosecutors are protesting a new report from President Obama’s top scientific advisors that ...

Universities.com rated the University of New Haven as the #1 Forensic Science Program in the U.S. For Morgan Korzik ’22 M.S., it was the stories he’d heard about his great grandfather, a Chicago ...

In 1996, four small pieces of fiber played a critical role in the investigation of the abduction and murder of 16-year-old Sofia Silva. After the evidence was processed in Virginia’s crime lab, the ...

Movies and TV shows depict dazzling uses of forensic sciences in the courts, but reality itself falls far behind. Keith Allan Harward served 33 years in prison after being convicted of rape and murder ...

NASA’s Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a permanent orbiting laboratory by the end of the decade. Meanwhile, private companies are making significant steps ...

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