You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...

Forensic scientists both help solve crimes and aid in exonerating innocent people. They use scientific methods to analyze crime scene evidence and write reports to law enforcement explaining what that ...

Crime scene investigation may soon become significantly more accurate and efficient thanks to a new method for detecting gunshot residues. Researchers have developed the technique that converts lead ...

In detective dramas, a dog’s powerful sense of smell has become a predictable crime solver: the trusty canine takes a sniff of a suspect object and follows the scent, eventually arriving at the ...

Find out what truly makes a psychopath, from the leading expert who helped to create Killing Eve’s Villanelle. Mark Freestone has worked on some of the most interesting, infamous and disturbing ...

Editor’s note: NBC News MACH has partnered with the American Museum of Natural History to present three documentary films at the Margaret Mead Film Festival, which will be held in New York City from ...

When it comes to crime prevention, figuring out what works can take a lot of detective work. Today, some of that detective work is being made easier thanks to a new emphasis on data analysis in police ...