Dying fern is seen with a piece of dead tree in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.
Dying fern is seen with a piece of dead tree in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Located about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of New Orleans, between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, the swamp takes on a different hue as autumn changes to winter, with much of the foliage temporarily decaying, but still retains its unique beauty and tranquility. Gerald Herbert / AP Photo
Dying fern is seen with a piece of dead tree in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.
Dying fern is seen with a piece of dead tree in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Located about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of New Orleans, between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, the swamp takes on a different hue as autumn changes to winter, with much of the foliage temporarily decaying, but still retains its unique beauty and tranquility. Gerald Herbert / AP Photo

From plants and critters dying to the passing of our loved ones, death and decay is all around us.

Reset talks about how we benefit from death and decay and why we might even consider them beautiful.

GUEST: Liam Heneghan, professor of Environmental Science and Studies at DePaul University 


Dying fern is seen with a piece of dead tree in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.
Dying fern is seen with a piece of dead tree in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Located about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of New Orleans, between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, the swamp takes on a different hue as autumn changes to winter, with much of the foliage temporarily decaying, but still retains its unique beauty and tranquility. Gerald Herbert / AP Photo
Dying fern is seen with a piece of dead tree in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.
Dying fern is seen with a piece of dead tree in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Located about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of New Orleans, between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, the swamp takes on a different hue as autumn changes to winter, with much of the foliage temporarily decaying, but still retains its unique beauty and tranquility. Gerald Herbert / AP Photo

From plants and critters dying to the passing of our loved ones, death and decay is all around us.

Reset talks about how we benefit from death and decay and why we might even consider them beautiful.

GUEST: Liam Heneghan, professor of Environmental Science and Studies at DePaul University