ROLLA, Mo – Tree DNA has helped solve a 2019 cold case within Mark Twain National Forest, marking the first instance of tree DNA being used to resolve a case of illegal tree harvesting in MTNF. Timber ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Call it CSI: Singapore. Unlike the Crime Scene Investigators from the popular TV series, these detectives are hired to look for evidence of rogue wood from stores increasingly ...

Logging thieves steal up to $1 billion every year from timberlands owners but are up against a relatively new investigative tool — DNA tracing. The U.S. Forest Service reported this month on advances ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In an effort to speed up investigations for lower-level crimes, the Vancouver Police Department is hoping to get its own DNA machine. Kim Kapp, with the Vancouver Police ...

Researchers have developed a flying device that can land on tree branches to take samples. This opens up a new dimension for scientists previously reserved for for biodiversity researchers. Ecologists ...