Aquamation, also known as alkaline hydrolysis, liquefies remains in a chamber containing water and an alkali chemical at a ...

Human composting gains attention as an alternative to traditional burial methods.

A clip of a flexible elderly man dancing vigorously at a burial service has taken social media by storm. The man danced for a ...

Evans St. Fort grew up in Miramar and spent his summers with family in Haiti, where his father had opened a funeral home in ...

Mark C Ancker was laid to rest in a casket made from mushroom mycelium, a first for North America. It signals the growing ...

In a moving display of remembrance and restoration, Dillard University, the City of New Orleans, and University Medical ...

New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A trend is emerging in end-of-life decisions: More families are choosing cremation rather than a traditional burial. In the last 15 years, the number of cremations has nearly ...

But when you go to a funeral, everything is so sanitized. It's cold," O’Rourke said. But more people are rethinking how they are put to rest and are largely turning away from traditional casket ...

Deciding if a burial is the best choice will hinge on several factors, including religion or similar beliefs, cost, and family dynamics. While it’s considered a more traditional choice ...

Most people don’t even have access to other options: Burials and cremation are the only methods that are legal in all 50 states. Traditional burial methods harm the planet in various ways.