When a massive tree toppled in the floodplains of Fonte Boa, a region in the Brazilian Amazon, local fishermen noticed ...

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday paved the way for the dignified cremation of a man's body kept lying in a hospital morgue for the last 27 days, waiting for cremation amid a family dispute. The High ...

Cremation is a popular alternative to burial that's becoming more common, but just how long does the whole process take from ...

An alternative to burial or cremation — allowing dead bodies to break down into a soil-like product — is just a signature ...

The state is the 11th in the nation to legalize terramation, or human composting. Return Home is a company that uses alfalfa, ...

There’s no state law that prohibits burying a loved one on your property, according to Florida’s Division of Funeral, ...

The Aiken County Coroner's Office is apologizing after a staff member misidentified the wrong body that was cremated by a funeral home.

Water cremation and human composting could soon be offered as an alternative to traditional funerals. A Law Commission consultation is proposing legal approval of new methods beyond burial ...

Supporters saw the Mütter’s preserved fetuses, skulls, and “Soap Lady” as a celebration of human difference. New management ...

Georgia now allows human composting as an alternative to burial or cremation, giving families a new, eco-friendly option for ...

Nearly 400 human corpses have been found piled high at a building near the Mexico-United States border. The corpses have been ...