Crime
Future Cops May Track Down Criminals By Making Fingerprints Glow
One scientist's revenge could be the ultimate crime-fighting tool
An Exclusive Look at the Greatest Haul of Native American Artifacts, Ever
In a warehouse in Utah, federal agents are storing tens of thousands of looted objects recovered in a massive sting
3D Model Showed Controversial Photo of John F. Kennedy’s Assassin Is Not a Fake
Doubts surrounded the incriminating photo since Kennedy was assassinated in 1963
The Story of the First Mass Shooting in U.S. History
Howard Unruh’s “Walk of Death” foretold an era in which such tragedies would become all too common
American Women in the 1900s Called Street Harassers 'Mashers' and Stabbed Them With Hatpins
These are the turn-of-the-century women who fought back when men tried to grab them
How Italian Police Finally Busted Thieves for Nabbing $875,000 in Cheese
Cheese is the most stolen food in the world
You Produce a Microbial Cloud That Can Act Like an Invisible Fingerprint
The unique cloud follows you wherever you go—and could ID you in a crowd
Putting Eyeballs on Billboards Might Help Stop Crime
The feeling of being watched makes human change their behavior, even if it comes from a poster.
Law and Order: Social Media Unit
The San Francisco Police Department may have an "Instagram officer," but other forces are trolling social media for criminal activity too
Inside a Dutch Police Academy...for Rats
Cigarette-sniffing rats are creating new job opportunities for their fellow rodents
Could This Video Solve One of History's Greatest Art Mysteries?
Footage shows an unknown man entering the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum the night before the infamous robbery
How Time, Space and Authority Figures Influence Your Moral Judgment
A study of how people respond to outrageous acts suggests that our sense of crime and punishment is surprisingly flexible
Someone is Still Decapitating Animals in Sacramento
More headless animals (and surveillance video) have been found
The Demand for Sand is so High There are Illegal Sand Mining Operations
Only certain kinds of sand can be used in construction and mining it causes problems
DNA and Databases Help Untangle the Web of the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Two new data-driven approaches help identify key hotspots for poaching and trafficking
Look Inside the Restored Mansion Where Al Capone Lived and Died
A property firm just renovated the infamous gangster’s Florida estate after it had fallen into disrepair. Here’s what the lavish home looks like now
Investigating the Case of the Earliest Known Murder Victim
A 430,000-year-old skull discovered in a Spanish cave bears evidence of deliberate, lethal blunt force trauma
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Once Helped Clear an Innocent Man of Murder
On his birthday, revist the mystery author's most famous case
DNA Testing Could Identify Litterbugs and Dog Poop Miscreants
Anonymous crimes may not be quite so anonymous anymore
The Mystery of Colorado’s “Book Tosser” Has Been Solved
The litterbug blames Amazon, arthritis for his habit of illegally discarding books
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