On a small hill outside of Grand Junction, CO, the sun beats ondry earth, and humanbodies lie face up amid low sagebrush. Inside each corpse, on it, and beneath it, a rich ecosystem of bacteria, nematodes, and other microbes flourishes. As these tiny forces of nature—constituents of the postmortem microbiome—steadily decompose the remains, scientists document their every move. At Colorado Mesa ...

The following paper aims to illustrate certain investigative activities in the forensic analysis and examination of the scene of traffic accidents. When a traffic accident occurs, the scene must be secured as soon as possible to enable professional and proper forensic investigation. Failure to secure the accident scene might result in losing or contaminating the traces, which makes it more diff...