decomposition

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The researchers found the highest concentrations in the top layer of leaf litter, where decomposition has just begun.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

"This hydrogen peroxide decomposition has been used to power large-scale rockets," says Erica Hastings, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry in the SFESOM.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

There, detectives discovered the body of 87-year-old William Mitchell, which had been in the mortuary room for 36 days and showed "obvious signs of decomposition", the court heard.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Slower colonization could delay carbon decomposition and reduce habitat formation for the many species that typically live inside Xylophaga burrows.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

There's little of the decomposition you see on most long-dead shamblers, none of the older clothing or loose hanging skin.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland