Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are working to understand how warming affects the planet’s carbon cycle.

A research team reveals that temperature strongly reshapes the genetic machinery microbes use to process carbon in water ...

From animal "body farms" to tuition partnerships and special programs, Middle Tennessee State University is offering groundbreaking opportunities. Here's the latest news from Middle Tennessee State ...

Ecological Bulletins, No. 32, Structure and Function of Northern Coniferous Forests: An Ecosystem Study (1980), pp. 401-409 (9 pages) The role of the mites Phthiracarus spp. and Rhysotritia ardua and ...

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

Are you interested in forensic science, pathology and decomposition? Would you like to find out more about how bodies change after death, and how this information can be used to help a criminal ...

Small animals that decompose fallen leaves in the forest form complex food webs and are essential to a functioning ecosystem. A study comprising over 80 forests in Germany and on Sumatra (Indonesia) ...