Research at body farms—research facilities dedicated to studying what happens to human bodies after death—supplies law enforcement with valuable information about the process of decomposition in ...

A team of French researchers aims to better understand what happens to corpses once the deceased are buried. This funeral practice, still the most common, poses numerous problems related to pollution ...

MANASSAS, Va. — Crime scene investigation is a common sight on popular television shows from "CSI" to "NCIS" and "FBI." But in real life, investigators need a training ground, and for the next ...

Students Victoria Deal, Carlee Green and Kadri Greene clean the bones of a donor in the processing lab. Few bear witness to human decomposition. We embalm and seal bodies in caskets, and bury them six ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a body in "advanced stages of decomposition" that was found on Tuesday night. Officers responded to the 1300 block of ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — The Beaumont Police Department is investigating after a body was found in advanced stages of decomposition on Friday. Around 3:15 p.m., Beaumont detectives responded to the 3900 ...