Establishing when a person died based on their decomposing body is a subjective problem with dozens of variables, so any two pathologists can arrive at different estimates. Now, researchers are ...

For the first time, researchers have identified what appears to be a network of approximately 20 microbes that universally drive the decomposition of animal flesh. The findings have significant ...

A decomposing body was discovered in a shed after a dog dropped a human head on the sidewalk in California — then walked away with it, according to police. Officers from the Fresno Police Department ...

Scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that's more potent than carbon dioxide. The culprit? Tiny bits of decomposing leaves in soil. Michigan State University ...

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), ...

A decomposing body found inside a Bronx apartment after a 911 call alerted police was ruled a homicide Wednesday evening, with cops now searching for the assailant, according to the New York City ...