Unstable atoms emit fast-moving particles that can damage cells in the human body. Some atoms are far more unstable than others.
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The Scottish-born artist is showcasing her work in two UK installations examining the fragility and transience of life through decomposing materials.
With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your body go on to become a part of other living things.
People are congregating in Missouri after news spread that the exhumed body of a nun had not decayed four years after her death. There is a long history to these claims.
Don’t let microbes and insects turn your Halloween masterpiece into a horror show before the big night.
A public monument, a place of memory and a crumbling testament to how far we’ve come. A centuries old church in windy Suffolk, England, is a world away.
There’s logic in burying carcasses as they can harbour nasty diseases, but they also help landscapes recover from fire.
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Global Ecology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology, West Virginia University
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Chair in Culture Media and Visual Arts, University of the West of Scotland
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Professor of Chemistry, University of Richmond