Using metagenomic sequencing across a realistic temperature gradient, researchers show that carcass decay triggers a surge in carbon-degradation ...

Traditional models of the controls on litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems have focused on how soil organisms interact with climate and litter quality to control mass loss and nutrient ...

Thermal means heat. Decomposing is the process of breaking down. Thermal decomposition is a chemical reaction that happens when a compound breaks down when heated. When sodium hydrogencarbonate is ...

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 ...

When someone dies, it may be the end of their journey through this world, but this is not the case with their body. Instead, it will begin the long process of shedding its components. So, what happens ...

Chemists are once again raising safety concerns about dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), following research that has probed how the popular solvent decomposes when heated. DMSO decomposition has caused many ...

Decomposition is when we break a problem or task down into smaller parts to make it easier to tackle. Sometimes the problem is so big or so tricky that we don't know where to start. Breaking it down ...

Forensic report says evidence of body decomposition found in Casey Anthony's car Oct. 24, 20080— -- Scientists found evidence of body decomposition and traces of chloroform in the car trunk of a ...