Varanasi: Manikarnika Ghat, a hub of cremation activities, saw rejuvenation works progressing on Tuesday despite a stormy ...

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 ...

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, ...

Bosses at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are investigating the wrongful release of a body from the mortuary at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow (Andrew Milligan/PA) NHS bosses have ...

The owner of a now-shuttered pet cremation business in San Marcos who allegedly failed to cremate numerous pets or deliver refunds to pet owners pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a felony count of grand ...

A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the ...

Cremation has surpassed burial as the most used method of disposition in the United States and is estimated to increase by more than 80% by 2045, according to a report by the National Funeral ...

Water cremation, known as aquamation, is gaining popularity across the country and could become legal right here in Pennsylvania. Lindsey Ballard said the eco-friendly method has been offered to ...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on Wednesday authorizing alkaline hydrolysis, commonly known as water cremation, as an approved cremation method in the state.

The median cost of a traditional funeral with burial and viewing is about $8,300, according to a 2023 report from the National Funeral Directors Association, the most recent data available. Cremation ...