Details related to the death investigation of actor Gene Hackman and his wife in their Santa Fe home revealed the state of their bodies.

Mummification of the extremities occurs as a process of desiccation: the skin dries out ... and that there was a space heater ...

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said this particular item “is something of concern" regarding the deaths of the actor and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.

During the above studies when auxotrophic cells were held at certain levels of relative humidity (RH), prototrophic mutants were found, apparently produced as a direct result of desiccation.

Prominent body parts or those with a greater skin surface-to-tissue ratio, such as the fingers and outer ears, are more prone to desiccation, according to research. Clothing, which might cause the ...

How does a body mummify? Mummification results when the tissue of the human body begins to dry out (desiccation) and occurs when a corpse is in an environment that is "hot and dry," according to a ...