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- This article deals with forensic science, used in legal proceedings. For forensics in public speaking, see Debate and Individual events.
Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or to a civil action. The use of the term "forensics" in place of "forensic science" could be considered incorrect; the term "forensic" is effectively a synonym for "legal" or "related to courts" (from Latin, it means "before the forum"). However, it is now so closely associated with the scientific field that many dictionaries include the meaning given here.
Applications and subdivisions
Criminalistics is the application of various sciences to answer questions relating to examination and comparison of biological evidence, trace evidence, impression evidence (such as fingerprints, shoeprints, and tire tracks), controlled substances, firearms, and other evidence in criminal investigations. Typically, evidence is processed in a crime lab. Some of the forensic science disciplines are: More on [ Forensics ]
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Climate change is shrinking sheep
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:38:03 -0000
Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research in the journal Science.
New dinosaurs found in Australia
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:48:58 -0000
Three new dinosaur species are found in Queensland, Australia, and named after the Outback song Waltzing Matilda.
Moon probe returns first images
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:55:17 -0000
The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon.
L.A. Times - Science
Roadside assistance for Mars rover
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
The Spirit rover is stuck in the Red Planet's fluffy soil, so engineers at JPL have re-created the scene in a sandbox to figure out how to get it free. Getting your car stuck is irritating enough, but what do you do when your vehicle is dug into the sand of another planet and the nearest auto club is 180 million miles away?
El Nino more like Los Ninos, weather study finds
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:00 -0700
The Pacific Ocean warming can be broken down into two distinct patterns, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers say. The finding could help improve North Atlantic Hurricane predictions. El Nino, the seasonal Pacific Ocean warming that affects the world's weather, may not be just one little boy -- it seems to be two little boys.
Sheep getting smaller in Scotland due to climate change, study says
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
The average weight and size of sheep on a remote island have been falling in small but steady increments since 1985. Milder winters mean smaller animals but a larger herd. Along with polar icecaps and sandy beaches, sheep on a remote Scottish island are gradually shrinking as a result of global warming, according to a study published today in the journal Science. The finding offers unusual proof that large animals are already evolving to adapt to changes wrought by climate change, experts said.
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Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:59 -0400
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past.
More than 800 wildlife species now extinct
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:05:27 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday.
Loss of world's seagrass beds seen accelerating
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:24:01 -0400
MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study.
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Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found
By ROD McGUIRK Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:27:38 -0000
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Meet the Australovenator....
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
By HOLLY RAMER Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:04:50 -0000
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States....
Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:04 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep....
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A pair of mammoth skeletons is found locked together by their tusks. What happened?
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Security analyst says he could hack into your iPhone – via SMS text
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What the future of the auto industry will look like
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A cellphone plan to bridge digital divide
A year ago, Christina Beck had no access to a telephone. The single mother of a 2-year-old son, she could no longer afford her monthly phone bills and was forced to use her roommate’s work cellphone to make doctor’s appointments or call her family. Then, sitting in front of the television ...
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No DNA link between Etruscans, Tuscans
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:07:38 -0400
FLORENCE, Italy, July 3 (UPI) -- Modern Tuscans show no genetic relationship to the Etruscans who occupied the area during the Bronze Age, Italian researchers have found.
New 'river blindness' drug shows promise
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:03:17 -0400
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 3 (UPI) -- A new drug to be tested in three African countries could greatly reduce cases of onchocerciasis, commonly called "river blindness," health officials said.
Fewer California sea otters reported
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:37:25 -0400
MONTEREY, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- A decrease in California's endangered sea otter population likely means their water has grown more contaminated, scientists said.
Australian Institute of Criminology - The Australian Institute of Criminology site is the criminal justice research agency of the Australian government, and contains forensic research publications for download.
Meta Description: [ The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's pre-eminent national crime and criminal justice research agency. Based in Canberra, the Institute plays an important role conducting timely and proactive research on crime and criminology, and disseminating information to provide the Australi... ]
Computer Forensics World - An interactive, vendor independent, portal covering all aspects of computer forensics and investigative techniques.
Meta Description: [ The Community for Computer Forensics Professionals ]
Crime-historian and Storyteller - List of programs on criminal history, folklore of crime, forensic science, with details of next public address by E. J. Wagner at the Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences at Stony Brook, NY.
Meta Description: [ Crime Historian - Storyteller home page ]
Forensic Evidence - List of articles and newsletter on law and public policy, intended for lawyers, forensic scientists, public officials and tutors worldwide.
Meta Description: [ An information center in forensic science, law and public policy for lawyers, forensic scientists, educators, and public officials ]
Forensic Geology - The use of geology and soil science in criminal and civil matters. The science is described and references are provided along with the author's personal and contact information in Missoula, MT.
Forensic Science Central - Beginners' information, including message board.
Forensic Science Resources - The Tennessee Criminal Law Defense Resources link site for forensic science.
Meta Description: [ An extensive bibliography of forensic science resources indexed by physical, bio/life, and behavioral sciences in addition to categorized links to the best of the Net's forensic science sites. ]
Forensics.ca - Various resources with global content from Canada.
Human Identification E-Symposium - International web conference allowing live and archived presentations by experts.
Meta Description: [ Hosted by the Forensic Institute, the Human Identification e-Symposium is the foremost forensic science web conference with world-renowned experts holding cutting edge presentations on the latest in forensic dna, fingerprinting and criminal law. ]
Kruglick's Forensic and Criminal Law - Resource claiming over a thousand links from law office in Mill Valley, California.
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Kyiv Institute of Forensic Science - Educational resource, including history, development, forum from part of the Ministry of Justice, Kiev, Ukraine.
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Lee, Dr. Henry - Overview of the topic from founder and professor of the Forensic Science Program at the University of New Haven, editor of academic journals, article and book author, and Chief Emeritus of the Connecticut State Police.
Meta Description: [ The official website for Dr. Henry Lee. ]
Mitretek Systems - Non-profit company offering objective technical support to state and local criminal justice agencies, particularly on emerging technologies confronting the community, through prototyping and testing at Falls Church, Virginia.
NIST in Law Enforcement - Outlines the development and improvement of forensic technologies; facial, fingerprint and DNA recognition, in the crime-fighting community by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Perspectives on Crime and Justice lectures - Next conference in series for practitioners and researchers who deal with criminal justice, archives of previous meetings held throughout the States, from National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC.
Reddy's Forensic Home Page - Links relating to ballistics, gunprints, wound analysis, software, chemistry, narcotics and other subdisciplines, organizations and agencies from New York City.
Zeno's Forensic Page - Extensive listing of links to forensic science, including medicine and psychology. Active message board and index of links to other sites, available in other languages from Den Haag, Netherlands.
Meta Description: [ This site is known for forensic information and the listing of other web sites, Zeno's Forensic Site : extensive listing of forensic science information ]
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