If you've watched any of the various CSI TV shows, then you'll already be familiar with luminol. It's a chemical that, when sprayed onto trace amounts of blood that aren't visible to the naked eye, ...

Investigators in the Netherlands have trialed methods used by forensic scientists at crime scenes to highlight infection risks in their hospital. Researchers used Luminol, a chemical used by crime ...

A potential rival to the storied forensics tool luminol has emerged. Researchers show that using a hand steamer in combination with thermal imaging, a visualization technique they term "steam ...

At crime scenes , forensic analysts work alongside investigators to collect evidence and analyze it for chemical, biological and physical markers, such as DNA. Now, researchers at the Beersheba-based ...

It's the equipment police are hoping can help provide a breakthrough after seven years of dead ends. And, officers have returned to where it all began — the front yard of William Tyrrell's ...

Frequently seen on TV shows like CSI, luminol is a chemical used by forensic investigators, which glows blue when exposed to trace amounts of blood at crime scenes. It's typically combined with ...

Forensic teams have spent the night searching for traces of blood outside the home where William Tyrrell was last seen in 2014. Specialist police officers sprayed the chemical luminol outside ...

Each summer, high school students arrive at the University of New Haven for a unique, immersive experience that blends science, investigation, and teamwork. The Summer Youth Crime Scene Investigation ...

Inspired by the popular television drama CSI, investigators in the Netherlands have trialed methods used by forensic scientists at crime scenes to highlight infection risks in their hospital.

Luminol gets trotted out pretty frequently on TV crime shows, but a new technique might someday compete with the storied forensics tool as a police procedural plot device and, perhaps more importantly ...