The necrobiome is kind of gross and often smelly, but learn more about how this community keeps the wheels of life turning. Eric Benbow and some colleagues were having a few beers when Benbow came up ...

In parts of Europe, plans to replenish the "necrobiome" may benefit wildlife from golden eagles and wolverines, to copious plants, fungi and insects. I've walked extensively across the UK's national ...

Tens of trillions of microbes call our living bodies home. But when we die? "The first thing that happens is basically ecosystem collapse—where you have a tremendous loss of diversity." Nathan Lents, ...