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I came across a very interesting forensic science article that was first published online in NewScientist back in November 2006. What makes this particular forensic science article stand out is that it provides instant links to previews of other forensic science related articles.

In what is claimed to be a world's first, delegates at the UK National Police Improvement Agency's annual e-crime conference looked on as a forensic examination of a remote computer was conducted via a mobile phone some 70 miles away.

Very informative and engaging podcast by Dr. David Sweet, director of the internationally renowned Bureau Of Legal Dentistry (BOLD) at the University of British Columbia.

Death: The Last Taboo is an informative website resource produced by the Australian Museum. The section on what happens after death includes a number of forensic science related topic areas.

Popular Science Magazine has just published it's annual 'bottom-10-list' of the worst jobs in science. This irreverent look at the more interesting side of scientific employment is described as a salute to the men and women who do what no salary can adequately reward.

Dr Michael Welner is self-funding a research project entitled The Depravity Scale, the primary aims of which are to establish societal standards of what makes a crime depraved, and to develop a standardized instrument based on specific characteristics of a crime that must be proven in order to merit more severe sentences.