The two faces of Mona Lisa: hidden portrait found beneath the masterpieceA French scientists claims there’s another portrait etched beneath the Mona Lisa — one of the most famous paintings in the world. Pascal Cotte was…
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How Daylight saving time fights crimeWhen in 2007 Congress decided to extend the period daylight saving time, known as DST for short, by four weeks each year — three weeks…
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Using corpse feeding larvae to determine time of deathThe non-biting blowfly Chrysomya megacephala is a common sight on dead bodies and forensic investigators use them to determine the time of death, referred to…
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Cybercrime on the rise, and it costing US companies dearlyA study pegged by the found cybercrime costs have gone up significantly relative to last year. According to the report, the average US company loses…
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What makes the smell of a human corpse unique to houndsAfter the flames from California’s forest fires died down, authorities brought in cadaver dogs to sniff through the charred remains of homes, woodland and the…
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Estimating age from blood and tooth samples: forensics methodA novel technique shown by researchers in Belgium can estimate the age of a criminal, or victim for that matter, by interpreting genetic code found…
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Anti-forensic malware troubles cyber-security firmsAn increasing volume of attacks using file-less malware and other anti-forensic measures is leading a greater-than-ever skill gap in the cybersecurity bizz. These tehniques leave…
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Humans experts still the best at face-matching, test findsFace matching is, simply put, the practice of asserting if a face in a number of different pictures belongs to the same individual. And while many…
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Microbiomes could be the new fingerprintsA new study from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health shows that the microbial communities each of us carries on our skin or…
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Caltech works on the next generation of data-security programesThe technology industry and academia have always been closely knit together, working to engage today’s brains into being tomorrow’s professionals, to ensure students are learning…
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