The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...

How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years have claimed to have found microplastics throughout human bodies—inside ...

Queensland’s top forensic scientist has resigned just weeks after she was suspended over fears DNA evidence may have been compromised at the state’s forensic laboratory. Attorney-General Deb ...

For decades, forensics has played a pivotal role in solving crimes and has been the catalyst for scientific discoveries within the criminal justice system. Also known as criminalistics, forensics is ...

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Advances in DNA sequencing technology help forensic biologists identify suspects where traditional DNA profiling has failed, ...