What truly happens to the human body after death? From the first minutes to long-term decomposition, we explore the biological journey of the body shedding light on a natural process that’s both ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microbes that lurk in decomposing human corpses could help forensic detectives establish a person ...

Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Recompose, displays a sample of the compost material left from the decomposition of a cow, left, and some of the combination of wood chips, alfalfa and straw used in ...