Some I can think of:
- Archeological excavation: try to find out how people lived (maybe worldbuilding?) or a historicla event. Maybe suspect interrogation could be reading books/diaries?
- Geopolitics: events that lead to a war. Finding out clues in history books and newspapers.
- Clairvoyance: predict something that could happen in the future by looking at clues in the present. Maybe trying to stop a crime or some other disgrace.