The Strange, Smelly Science of Decomposing Bodies
How is it we know so much of decomposition? The smelly truth? - Body Farms! Michael Aranda explains what happens after you die and how eventually you turn ...
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Because not long after its heart stops beating, a body starts to break down. And, as you probably know, it almost always leads to the same thing, unless the body is preserved or cremated: dust. But between death and dust, the human body goes through a lot of changes. What happens in the first few days after death is a lot different from a few weeks or months later. The process and rate of decay also depends on different factors, like whether the body is exposed to air and the temperature and humidity of that air. We’re still learning exactly how it all works, which is why scientists who study body decomposition, known as forensic anthropologists, monitor the different phases of decay at special facilities call body farms. Their findings are especially important for crime scene investigato...
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Because not long after its heart stops beating, a body starts to break down. And, as you probably know, it almost always leads to the same thing, unless the body is preserved or cremated: dust. But between death and dust, the human body goes through a lot of changes. What happens in the first few days after death is a lot different from a few weeks or months later. The process and rate of decay also depends on different factors, like whether the body is exposed to air and the temperature and humidity of that air. We’re still learning exactly how it all works, which is why scientists who study body decomposition, known as forensic anthropologists, monitor the different phases of decay at special facilities call body farms. Their findings are especially important for crime scene investigato...
