S1E6 | The Rot Squad | Death, Decomp, & Detritus

The class heads underground to meet the Rot Squad and explore what happens after living things die. Sarah and Matt dig into decomposition, fungi, microbes, and the environmental conditions that speed up—or slow down—the process of decay. Along the way, they discuss the science of scent, why decomposition smells the way it does, how heat, moisture, oxygen, and climate impact breakdown, and the hidden systems that recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.https://sciencenotes.org/moss-life-cycle-diagram-and-reproduction/#google_vignette