forensics
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Forensics Experts Used Social Media to Reconstruct Exact Cause of the Tragic Beirut Explosion
One of the most awful elements of the devastating August 4 explosion in Beirut, which killed over 200 people and injured more than 6,500, was that it could have easily been prevented. Using videos of the event that were shared on social media, forensics researchers have been able to reconstruct exactly what happened, including the…
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We’re Learning More About The Contents Of That Mysterious Egyptian Sarcophagus
Back in July, Egyptian archaeologists dared to open a strange granite sarcophagus, finding three skeletons soaking in an unsightly reddish-brown liquid. Scientists have now completed a preliminary analysis of the coffin’s contents, offering new insights into the tomb’s 2000-year-old occupants.
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Cops In Wales Caught A Drug Dealer By IDing His Fingerprint From A WhatsApp Photo
Photo: Getty Police in Wales managed to arrest and convict a drug dealer by identifying his fingerprint from a photo posted on WhatsApp, a technique that the local law enforcement is calling “groundbreaking,” according to the BBC.
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Forensic Scientist Claims To Have Solved The Amelia Earhart Mystery
Pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937, and we’ve been wondering about her fate ever since. A re-examination of a forensic analysis performed in 1941 shows that bones found on a remote south Pacific island belonged to Earhart – a conclusion reached with a splashy 99 per cent number attached to…