Alternative end-of-life practices like water cremation and human composting produce fewer emissions and return nutrients to ...

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End-of-life planning can be an unexpected opportunity for reflection — a way to express values, care for the environment, and leave loved ones with clarity rather than questions.” ...

Losing a pet can feel like a piece of your heart goes missing. Traditionally, you hold onto ashes or scatter them somewhere meaningful. But UK startup Resting Reef asked a different question: what if ...

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base of Mount Hora, a prominent natural landmark in what is now northern Malawi, ...

Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed new mysteries that may be hard to solve. By analyzing the bones and pyre ...

9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groups A cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering ...

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Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation. Archaeologists have made an ...