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 human body in the ground will release 32 grams of nitrogen (1.1 ounces), 10 grams of phosphorus, 4 grams of potassium, and 1 gram of magnesium per kilogram (2.2 lbs) of dry body mass ...

Body farms, also known as taphonomic research facilities, are laboratories that study how human bodies decompose in a number of different environments.

Determining when someone died based on their decomposing body is a subjective task, but artificial intelligence could bring some objectivity to the process By Matthew Sparkes 28 November 2024 ...

FLORENCE, Colo. — For the first time in Colorado, the remains of a person who went through human body decomposition were laid out in the hills of Fremont County Sunday. Human composting became ...