The outdoor research lab is reserved for the study of the decomposition of human bodies. It is 26 acres and is located at Freeman Ranch at the Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

No wrappings, chemicals, or intimidating instruments required. Because throughout this entire decomposition process, water is evaporating through the thin skin on your ears, nose, and eyelids ...

A team of British scientists and engineers have crafted a battery that could make such a thing possible. Their device — a ...

Scientists have found evidence of bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease in 4,000-year-old human molars. Trapped within the dental remains that were unearthed from a limestone cave in ...

Body farms are essentially outdoor laboratories where experiments using donated human cadavers investigate taphonomy - the science of decomposition. Worldwide there are several such facilities ...