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After more than three decades, RCMP in Alberta solved a cold case sexual assault using cutting-edge genetic genealogy technology. The breakthrough shows how modern science is finally bringing justice to victims who waited years for answers.
After more than three decades, modern DNA technology has helped Alberta RCMP identify and arrest a suspect in a 1992 sexual assault case. The breakthrough shows how genetic genealogy is giving victims closure and proving that justice has no expiration date.
After nearly three decades, advanced DNA testing helped identify remains found in Olympic National Park, giving a Hawaii family closure about their missing loved one. The breakthrough shows how persistence and new technology can solve even the coldest cases.
A team of volunteer genealogists spent hundreds of hours identifying a man found along a Maryland highway in 1981, finally bringing closure to a family that didn't even know he was missing. The DNA Doe Project's pro bono work proves that everyday people with passion can solve cases that stumped investigators for decades.
A random episode of a 1990s British detective show helped crack a cold case involving priceless altar plaques stolen from Napoleon III's crypt. Thanks to one antiques dealer's impressive memory, two of the three stolen treasures are finally home.
Singapore's Criminal Investigation Department now solves complex crimes in a quarter of the time using 3D scanners and drones. What once took investigators seven hours can now be done in under two hours, getting justice for victims faster than ever before.
A 2-year-old otter named Splash is solving cold cases by using his natural abilities to find evidence and remains underwater. In just four months of training, he recovered a weapon from a 25-year-old murder case.
Scientists at Chicago's Field Museum used moss physiology to prove that cemetery employees had been illegally digging up old graves to resell burial plots. Their groundbreaking forensic work showed how tiny plants can help solve crimes and bring justice to families.
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University just solved one of renewable energy's biggest problems: how to safely store massive amounts of wind and solar power. Their new battery electrolytes could make grid-scale energy storage both safer and more practical.
A British company's new battery technology just passed 1,500 charging cycles and works in extreme cold, solving two of electric vehicles' biggest challenges. The breakthrough could make EVs practical in freezing climates where they've struggled.
Yale researchers cracked the code on why the same cold virus barely affects some people but hospitalizes others. The breakthrough could finally lead to effective cold treatments.
A 13-year-old girl who vanished in 1994 has been found alive more than three decades later, bringing closure to a case that baffled investigators for years. Christina "Tina" Plante, now 44, was located through new cold case investigation techniques.
Northwestern University researchers successfully planted puzzle-solving ideas into people's dreams using sound cues during REM sleep. Participants doubled their puzzle-solving abilities after just one night of "dream engineering." ##
An AI model just solved a math problem that has stumped the world's brightest mathematicians since 1946. The breakthrough disproves what experts believed for nearly eight decades and marks the first time artificial intelligence has independently solved a major unsolved problem in mathematics. #
Scientists are using artificial intelligence and chemical fingerprinting to identify crime scene maggots in under five minutes, helping investigators solve murders faster without expensive DNA sequencing. This breakthrough technology could revolutionize forensic science by making crucial evidence accessible to crime labs everywhere.
Ethiopia is tackling a crisis where half of all fruits and vegetables spoil before reaching markets. A new cold storage hub and regional cooling network could save enough food to feed 23 million people.
A carpenter left a secret message in a bottle inside a Jersey castle fireplace 58 years ago, and his daughters just helped solve the mystery. Edward Blampied's playful habit of hiding notes finally got discovered during a restoration project.
Researchers successfully helped lucid dreamers work through unsolved puzzles during sleep by playing associated sounds. Those who dreamed about the puzzles were more than twice as likely to solve them the next day.
Northwestern University researchers successfully steered people's dreams toward unsolved puzzles, and 75% dreamed about the problems they were cued to think about. Those who dreamed about specific puzzles solved them twice as often the next morning.
Northwestern researchers found a way to engineer dreams using sound cues during sleep, helping people solve twice as many puzzles. The breakthrough could unlock our brains' creative potential while we rest.
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