There are three basic patterns of fingerprints known as arches, loops and whorls that form in response to the different directions of stress caused by shrinking of the volar pads. Other research on ...

On March 24, 1994, a man walking his dog in Albany, Georgia, found the body of a woman named Angela Sizemore, who had been raped and murdered and left in the front seat of her SUV behind an apartment ...

As a grape slowly dries and shrivels, its surface creases, ultimately taking on the wrinkled form of a raisin. Similar patterns can be found on the surfaces of other dried materials, as well as in ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Fingerprints are as fascinating as the iris, a part of the eye. Just as the iris, they can ...

Glenn Langenburg, a Certified Latent Print Examiner at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, explains. Yes, there is an inheritable quality to fingerprints. Pattern types are often ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Fingerprints have provided key evidence in countless cases of serious crime.

Patterns in nature can be seen every day, yet in many cases, little is understood about how and why they form. Now University of Arizona mathematicians have found a way to predict natural patterns, ...

Fingerprints are as fascinating as the iris, a part of the eye. Just as the iris, they can be used to identify someone. That is why they are crucial when applying for a national identification card ...