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

Every day, people who have died in the US arrive at La Aurora Airport in a final migratory journey surrounded by scams, ...

Knowable Magazine reports on efforts to recreate historical smells, enhancing our connection to the past and enriching cultural experiences.

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

When she was just 13 years old, Danielle Calvaresi's grandmother passed away. Looking at her before the funeral, Calvaresi recalls her grandmother looking "grey and waxy", an image so negative it's ...

Mr Kerry was found dead in a lift shaft with some of his clothing removed, an inquest has heard ...

When Adam and Eve ate of the tree of life in defiance of God’s command, God banished them from the Garden of Eden and admonished them with these words: “For dust thy art, and unto dust shalt thou ...

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 ...

When we learn to talk about our mortality, our remaining years of life can become more meaningful.

One of the world’s biggest daredevils is preparing to take on a palpitation-inducing challenge: climbing one of the tallest buildings on Earth—without any safety gear or ropes. Alex Honnold is set to ...

Clip from The Mortuary Assistant, the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game, in theaters this Friday, February 13th ...

DEAR ERIC: For the past 10 years, a core group in our Homeowners’ Association (HOA) has been very close. We get together on weekends, have meals together, attend HOA events and even go on vacations ...