Dead bodies keep moving for more than a year after death, new study finds

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Dead bodies keep moving for more than a year after death, new study finds - Big Think

So much for rest in peace.

• Australian scientists found that bodies kept moving for 17 months after being pronounced dead.
• Researchers used photography capture technology in 30 minute intervals everyday to capture the movement.
• This study could help better identify time of death.

We're learning more new things about death everyday. Much has been said and theorized about the great divide between life and the Great Beyond. While everyone and every culture has their own philosophies and unique ideas on the subject, we're beginning to learn a lot of new scientific facts about the deceased corporeal form.

An Australian scientist has found that human bodies move for more than a year after being pronounced dead. These findings could have implications for fields as diverse as pathology to criminology.