In the 1920s, author Erich Maria Remarque in his novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” imagined how nails would continue to grow so long after death that they would “twist themselves into corkscrews” ...

According to Britannica: “Autolysis, which begins the process of decomposition, is also called “self-digestion”: enzymes ...

Northwestern University scientists have developed a new protective coating that significantly extends the life of perovskite ...

Dead organisms are broken down into smaller pieces by the process of decay. Organisms such as earthworms are involved in this process.

An isopod, well-adapted to the harsh conditions of arid-lands, crawls on the desert floor in search of plant litter. New study reveals that in arid ecosystems, larger arthropods such as termites ...