Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forensic scientist in a white plastic suit collects a pair of shoes in a plastic bag in a taped off crime scene in the woods.

EMBARGO: THIS CONTENT IS UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 11 A.M. U.S. EASTERN STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 12. INTERESTED MEDIA MAY RECIVE A PREVIEW COPY OF THE JOURNAL ARTICLE IN ADVANCE OF THAT DATE OR CONDUCT ...

Establishing a precise time of death (the postmortem interval, or PMI) upon discovery of a corpse is notoriously challenging, however easy fictional medical examiners might make it seem. Some forensic ...

Climate warming has become an important topic of global concern since the IPCC reported a global temperature increase of 1.5 °C in the next few decades, mostly due to increasing atmospheric CO 2 ...

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), ...

Climate change modifies environmental conditions, resulting in altered precipitation patterns, moisture availability and nutrient distribution for microbial communities. Changes in water availability ...

Marine Biologists at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have discovered high levels of the Vibrio bacteria in decomposing piles of sargassum seaweed that wash up on the state’s beaches every year. The ...

Each human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms that are important for your health while you're alive. These microbial symbionts help you digest food, produce essential ...

Each human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms that are important for your health while you’re alive. These microbial symbionts help you digest food, produce essential ...