Putrefaction, or the decomposition of organic matter without oxygen by bacteria, fungi or other organisms, can turn parts of a body's skin green about 18 hours after death, according to the book ...

Since plastic doesn’t really decompose at all, the result could end up being the longest live stream ever. The live stream was launched in Lisbon on March 30, but if you missed it you can watch ...

After death, the body enters a long process of decomposition, as its organic elements split into simpler components. What happens, and why learn about it?

Your body is made up of over 200 bones, a few trillion microbes, and as many as 37 trillion cells. And while death is often thought of as the end of the line for your self, your body still has a ...

This preserves the body at least long enough for friends and family to say goodbye during a viewing. Death & Decomposition in Space In space, a few different scenarios can play out.

Research at body farms—research facilities dedicated to studying what happens to human bodies after death—supplies law enforcement with valuable information about the process of decomposition ...

Mummies on Mars All this is why Connor and Passalacqua agree: A body on Mars, if left outside or even buried in the loose martian soil, would probably dry out and mummify. The first few stages ...