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  Significant Skull Differences Between Closely Linked Groups

  April 12, 2012 — In order to accurately identify skulls as male or female, forensic anthropologists need to have a good understanding of how the characteristics of male and female skulls differ between populations. A ... > full story
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  Online Dating Scammers Looking for Money, Not Love

  March 28, 2012 — Online romance scams, a new form of cybercrime, is under-reported and increasing, and has victimized an estimated 230,000 people in England, costing them nearly $60 billion a year, according to a ... > full story
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  Exploding Dinosaur Hypothesis Implodes

  March 28, 2012 — A pregnant ichthyosaur female that perished 182 million years ago puzzled researchers for quite some time: The skeleton of the extinct marine reptile is almost immaculately preserved and the ... > full story
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  Marine Forensics Expert Seeks to Vindicate Titanic Survivors' Account

  March 23, 2012 — On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, marine forensics experts are re-interpreting the statements made by survivors at the 1912 official inquiries into the ... > full story
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  Archaeologists Reconstruct Diet of Nelson's Navy With New Chemical Analysis of Excavated Bones

  March 23, 2012 — Salt beef, sea biscuits and the occasional weevil; the food endured by sailors during the Napoleonic wars is seldom imagined to be appealing. Now a new chemical analysis technique has allowed ... > full story
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  Foot Bones Allow Researchers to Determine Sex of Skeletal Remains

  February 29, 2012 — Law enforcement officials who are tasked with identifying a body based on partial skeletal remains have a new tool at their disposal. A new paper from North Carolina State University researchers ... > full story
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  Potential for Incorrect Relationship Identification in New Forensic Familial Searching Techniques

  February 9, 2012 — New research suggests that unrelated individuals may be mistakenly identified as genetic family members due to inaccurate genetic assumptions. This is particularly relevant when considering familial ... > full story
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  Barriers to the Use of Fingerprint Evidence in Court Is Unlocked by Statistical Model

  February 9, 2012 — Fingerprints that are potential key pieces of evidence in court currently are not being considered due to shortcomings in the way this evidence is reported. Now, a statistical model has been ... > full story
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  Unilateral Divorce Laws Caused Temporary Spike in Violent Crime

  January 23, 2012 — US states that enacted unilateral divorce laws saw substantial increases in violent crime in the years following the reform, according to new research. But the ill-effects of the new laws appear to ... > full story
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  Physicists Use Ion Beams to Detect Art Forgery

  January 20, 2012 — Nuclear physicists are using accelerated ion beams to pinpoint the age and origin of material used in pottery, painting, metalwork and other art. The results of their tests can serve as powerful ... > full story

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