Drexel University environmental science graduate Jackie Garcia had the opportunity to pursue an independent study during her senior year. She chose Academy scientist and Drexel professor Jon Gelhaus ...

Learn more about the science, history, and case studies in the realm of forensic entomology. Review evidence, interviews, and other documents from fictional cases and discuss them with fellow Web ...

Forensic entomology harnesses the life cycles and behaviours of insects to provide critical evidence in death investigations, particularly for estimating the post‐mortem interval (PMI). At its core, ...

Bob Kimsey, middle top, looks on as students in one of his forensic entomology classes collect specimens from a pig carcass. The team is learning how to make visual inspections and collect temperature ...

Researchers have developed a novel method for identifying maggot species that are commonly utilized in forensic entomology. Maggots have long been utilized in forensic entomology for determining the ...

Climate change and a reliance on DNA for species identification may be reducing the ability of forensic entomologists to solve crimes. Best known for inferring times of death from the developmental ...

On Wednesday, 28 University of Northern Colorado students were met by a mild stench in the air when they arrived at a field adjacent to the Poudre Learning Center in Greeley. The odor was caused by ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. When authorities are responding to a murder, they'll cordon off the crime scene and send in a team of ...

South Korea's first forensic entomology lab opened Tuesday to better harness insect science in criminal investigations, police said. The Korea Forensic Entomology Lab began operations at the Korean ...