People have long wondered whether modern-day human corpses take longer to decompose due to the addition of preservatives in the food chain. The claim dates back to at least 1991, when an article was ...

The “food” you see pictured here is nearly two years old. As Business Insider reports, A Michigan chiropractor has been saving a Taco Bell chicken taco and McDonald’s cheeseburger with fries for two ...

You may have learned that natural foods decompose in nature; Glacier National Park reminds us why it's a bad idea. Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha ...

There’s no trash can in sight, so you throw the peel of the banana you’ve just eaten on the ground to get rid of it. It’s fine, you think to yourself, it’ll decompose anyway. The many discarded banana ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Have you ...

There’s no trash can in sight, so you throw the peel of the banana you’ve just eaten on the ground to get rid of it. It’s fine, you think to yourself, it’ll decompose anyway. The many discarded banana ...