Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

No matter where the body is buried, the microbial network behind the cadaver’s decomposition remains essentially the same. Researchers from Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of ...

What happens to a dead body in an extremely cold environment? Does it decompose? How do these conditions affect how forensic scientists understand when the person died? Estimating the time of death, ...

Composting is a natural process that involves the decomposition of organic materials, such as food scraps, yard waste, and ...

A research team reveals that the way plant residues transform into humic substances can profoundly reshape soil microbial ...

A research team reveals that temperature strongly reshapes the genetic machinery microbes use to process carbon in water ...

Researchers investigated how the process of human body decomposition affected microbial life of the surrounding soil microbiome. One factor that may play an important role is body mass index (BMI), ...

Accurate 'time of death' estimates are a mainstay of murder mysteries and forensic programs, but such calculations in the real world are often complex and imprecise. In a first-of-its-kind study, ...