Minnesota families have a new option for end-of-life care of a loved one. Local funeral homes are now offering the service ...

A novel biochemical analysis of a Renaissance medical text has successfully recovered centuries-old proteins that might be ...

Pompeii’s famous public baths weren’t always the polished, near-sterile wellness centers we tend to imagine. A new scientific study has found strong chemical signs that some of the city’s earliest ...

The ancient Romans are well known for their advanced water supply systems and hygienic facilities, including public baths and ...

In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish ...

Controversial proposal for water cremation facility next to the Żabbar cemetery suspended at the applicant’s request, as ...

Martha Stewart has sparked conversation after revealing she would like to be composted after death, describing the idea as an ...

In a bizarre development Coochbehar police have arrested one person from Dinhata police station limits allegedly for his involvement in the brutal murder of a man who had been living in a crematorium ...

A Bronze Age mass burial pit at Twentyshilling Barrow has been found in Scotland during the construction of a wind farm.

The Bombay High Court has repeatedly observed that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, whose elections are scheduled for ...

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

The company has thousands of trees and flowering shrubs in stock to supply an increase in demand for its unique ...