As the planet warms, termites will likely play an increasingly important role in wood decomposition, researchers report, which will likely have important consequences for global carbon cycling in the ...

Fungi are primary agents of wood decay in forest ecosystems, orchestrating the breakdown of complex plant polymers and driving global carbon and nutrient cycles. Following tree mortality, saproxylic ...

Sept. 12 (UPI) --Scientists have developed a better way to study the necrobiome, the collections of big and small organisms that help plants and animals decay. Death and decomposition are vital to ...

Two independent studies exploring how biodiversity impacts plant decay in forests worldwide could help predict the potential effect of species loss on ecosystems Scientists have provided new insights ...

It’s that time of the year when skeletons, skulls and bones have found their way onto cookies, porches and storefront windows. While skeletons are universally considered symbols of death, the process ...