decomposition
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Authorities have been at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores in San Luis Obispo County this week, scanning the ground for any signs of human decomposition.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Eckenrode, a retired FBI forensic scientist and expert in human decomposition, joined them in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"It is associated with changes in the fungal community, reducing biodiversity and potentially affecting processes like wood decomposition and carbon cycling."
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
And since raising their concerns, Ronald's wife Patricia died on 3 February, never knowing how her husband came to be in such an advanced state of decomposition.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
It was a smell of general decomposition but one with universal dimensions, one that an athlete could identify until the day of his death.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Earth Science - Middle School
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