When a medical examiner needs help identifying a deceased person and determining how that person died, they turn to forensic anthropologists. To aid in the identification of unknown human remains, ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Forensic anthropologists and computer scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a way to use artificial intelligence to identify human remains much faster and ...

This Special Issue focuses on critical identification cases, as forensic experts increasingly face significant challenges in identifying human remains, both in routine and extraordinary circumstances.

The mystery seemed like it would endure forever. Human remains had been found in Greenwood in 1993 near Interstate 65. No one knew who the remains belonged to or how to go about finding out. Year ...

Vereta Jon "Joni" Gates had wavy, shoulder-length brown hair and grew up in Vermont. Her family remembers her as "a wanderer" who hitchhiked across the country in the 1970s. On July 25, 1977, a woman ...

Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. Forensic anthropologists are trained physical anthropologists who apply ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State forensic anthropologist Jesse R. Goliath is the 2026 recipient of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Community Connections Mosaic Award, a national honor ...

It will take some time before authorities can come to an official conclusion about what led to the death of 17-year-old Kaitlin Whoolery, according to Fayette County District Attorney Michael Aubele.