Late fall and early winter are deer hunting seasons in many parts of the U.S. Most hunters headed into the field will be armed with bullets made of lead. But lead is toxic for predators eating animals ...

Materials scientists say they’ve taken nearly 300-year-old toxic waste—a stockpile of spherical lead bullets from the 16th ...

When a crime involves gunfire, examination of physical evidence derived from ammunition often yields key pieces of evidence used in the investigation of that crime. Firearms examination focuses on ...