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For most people, sweat is an unwelcome part of their day. In Jan Halamek’s laboratory, it’s an important biometric research tool and sample. Researchers have developed strips that can test the ...

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science has added the 25th standard to its registry of approved standards.

Prosecutors are asking the Mississippi Crime Lab to speed up testing on evidence in the death penalty case of a man charged in the 2018 shooting deaths of two police officers.

How accurately do face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age and racial background? According to a new study by NIST, the answer depends on the algorithm at the heart of the ...

The Justice Department announced a crackdown Wednesday aimed at driving down violent crime in seven of the nation’s most violent cities.