Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Texas death row inmate who is trying to overturn his conviction due to possibly faulty DNA evidence. In a rare situation, the inmate received the support of the prosecuting district attorney. read more

Researchers describe genomes from 10 individuals up to 7,500 years old that help to fill the gap and show gene flow from people moving in the opposite direction from North America to North Asia. read more

A group of 21 Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars has published a commentary (Kowal et al.) suggesting that Alpaslan-Roodenberg et al. do not sufficiently consider the interests of Indigenous communities. read more

Authorities have positively identified the remains of an Army Air Forces pilot from Ohio who died when his plane was shot down over Germany during World War II, the Defense Department announced Thursday. read more

With the help of the DNA Doe Project, Intermountain Forensics, Astrea Forensics, and the DNA Diagnostics Center, the Michigan State Police have identified the remains of a woman who washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline as Dorothy Lynn (Thyng) Ricker. read more

Vaporization? Exotic ice? Light creation? These are all possible results when Bryan Schmidt fires an 18-millimeter-diameter projectile against a wall of water at 9,000 miles per hour this summer. read more

There is now supportive evidence that child-access-prevention laws reduce firearm homicides and self-injuries among youth, and that shall-issue concealed-carry laws and stand-your-ground laws increase levels of firearm violence, according to a new RAND Corporation report. read more

When it comes to the traditional methods of GSR detection, the field has struggled with challenges regarding the speed of analysis, the accuracy of results, and the applicability to new ammunition types. read more

Traditional forensic DNA testing was attempted, but the skeletal remains were not productive in yielding a usable DNA profile. Without a DNA profile and with all leads exhausted, the case eventually went cold. read more

A pilot study showed that a set of noninvasive home sensors could provide accurate information about overnight restlessness and sleep problems for people recovering from opioid use disorder. read more