military This little known government agency is responsible for bringing the remains of missing or captured U.S. soldiers home to rest Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

Science The DNA in his semen was completely replaced with another man's DNA John Struan

Business Genetic genealogy company Gedmatch acquired by company with ties to FBI & law enforcement—why you should be worried Jennifer Lynch

News New federal rules will limit police searches of DNA ancestry databases Xeni Jardin

death Rooster kills woman David Pescovitz

Science Science offices throughout U.S. government closing under Trump at alarming rate Xeni Jardin

New Jack the Ripper claim strains under scrutiny Rob Beschizza

picks China uses DNA tech to spy on people. Yale geneticist and a U.S. biotech helped. Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Security researchers identify "fingerprints" in 3D printed objects that can be used to trace their manufacturing Cory Doctorow

Technology Cops use backdoored WhatsApp photo to extract fingerprints and convict user Andrea James

fake news Prince Harry’s love child, Trump’s revenge, and Teri Hatcher homeless, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

sexism Forensic science envisages face of woman persecuted as witch 313 years ago Rob Beschizza

law Italy unveils a legal proposal to regulate government hacking Fabio Pietrosanti and Stefano Aterno

anthropology Forensic anthropology examines skeletons found in archaeologist's home Andrea James

happy mutants Car Wars: a dystopian science fiction story about the nightmare of self-driving cars Cory Doctorow

politics At long last, America's racist, crazy tough-on-crime prosecutors are losing elections Cory Doctorow

media Demonic possession on the rise in America, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

media Torrents of lava will gush across the Western United States, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

apple Apple, basically: 'If it pleases the court, tell FBI to go fuck themselves' Xeni Jardin