On the outskirts of Sydney, in a secret bushland location, lies what's officially known as the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research. In books or movies, it'd be called a body farm.

'This is going to affect how we determine time since death': how studying body donors in the bush is changing forensic science

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'This is going to affect how we determine time since death': how studying body donors in the bush is changing forensic science

'This is going to affect how we determine time since death': how studying body donors in the bush is changing forensic science