Bullets, wires and nails are all measured with unusual measurement systems and units -- and they all show just how interesting measurement systems can be! See more »

Celebrity deaths and autopsies are usually big in the news. So how much do you know about famous deaths? Take the celebrity deaths quiz and see. See more »

I was watching a movie the other night and the main character found a mummy in his backyard. Does this really happen? Could someone find a mummy in his backyard? See more »

The job of a coroner usually provokes fear, apprehension, or extreme anxiety in people. But handling the deceased is a necessary task. Cut through the mystery of this often misunderstood process and learn the details of the preparation, procedure, and tools needed to perform an autopsy. See more »

Was it Miss Scarlett in the conservatory with a wrench? A bloodstain pattern analyst might be able to tell you. The blood from a crime scene has a story to tell. See more »

Imagine walking through a field and stumbling upon scads of corpses, all in various states of decomposition. It's not the setting for your next nightmare, but rather a very real discipline of forensic anthropology. See more »

First, you burn the body until only brittle, pulverized bones are left. These remains are pulverized into ashes, and then placed into urns -- or diamonds, coral reefs and even outer space. See more »

Learn what really goes on when a CSI "processes a crime scene" and get a real-world view of crime scene investigation from a primary scene responder with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. See more »

In detective movies or TV shows like "CSI," photographers swarm in and take countless pictures of a crime scene. But how does crime scene photography really go down? See more »

Crime-scene clean-up is a niche market within the cleaning industry and those who do it get paid on average of $600 an hour. It's a hazardous job, but someone's got to do it. See more »