Newswise — How plant material breaks down may not sound particularly interesting, but this process has important implications for the climate and the health of the environment. Each year, Earth’s ...

Forensic researchers at UT Knoxville's famous Anthropological Research Facility, popularly known as the "Body Farm," have made headlines for decades in their discoveries of what happens to human ...

Researchers have shown that larger insects such as woodlice and beetles play as much of a crucial role in leaf litter decomposition across different habitats and seasons as microbes and smaller ...