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A discovery by FIU researchers could help forensic investigators close the gap on estimating time of death. Often, death investigations rely on maggots — the larvae of blow flies that are among the ...

This photo taken on October 8, 2025, shows researchers identifying the gender of bed bugs at a laboratory of the Science University of Malaysia (USM) in George Town, on Penang Island. [MOHD RASFAN / ...

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Researchers are finding new ways to use artificial intelligence in forensic investigations, from identifying insect species at crime scenes to organizing complex evidence in laboratories. These ...

One bug, a small black beetle with ridges along its back, caught the attention of entomologist Dr. Stephen Baca. He identified it immediately as Oiceoptima inaequale, the ridged carrion beetle, from ...

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"Insects never lie. Insects are tiny witnesses," says forensic entomologist Dr. Paola Magni. On a crime scene, insects like maggots play a key role in determining time of death. Dr. Magni uses the ...