The demographics in Georgia are changing, and so is the way people choose to ceremoniously depart this world. Embalming, or the practice of preserving a body to delay decomposition, was the ...

If you have ever stood close to an ancient Egyptian mummy, you may remember a distinctive, lingering odor. For a long time, ...

Speaking with Dread Central, YouTuber and 'Iron Lung' filmmaker Markiplier called 'The Mortuary Assistant' "Haunting and ...

Two summers ago, a newspaper article inspired Roxann Specht to write a detailed note containing her end-of-life requests.

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...

As previously reported, Egyptian embalming is thought to have begun in the Predynastic Period or earlier, when people noticed that the arid desert heat tended to dry and preserve bodies buried in the ...

Creative pioneer Markiplier is disrupting the film industry with his debut feature film 'Iron Lung.' Read our cover story ...

Recent advances in biomolecular archaeology have revealed that ancient objects can retain the molecular fingerprints of past ...

The green option, also called “natural organic reduction,” transforms a body into nutrient-dense soil in just a few weeks.

How should families choose between green burial and cremation when planning end-of-life arrangements? That question is explored in detail in a HelloNation article, which features insights from Funeral ...

The historic cemetery is running out of space for new graves, and plans to offer a more sustainable alternative to cremation ...

As urban areas grow and green spaces dwindle, the balance between remembrance and practicality is becoming increasingly important.