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The Strange Case of the Oklahoma Woman Who Dismembered a Corpse at a Funeral
This spring, Shaynna Sims was arrested for "unauthorized dissection" and later charged with stealing the dead woman's shoes.
Kapløbet om at begrave mennesker på Månen
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The Space Race for Lunar Funerals
"The time to change the vision of death from the underground to the celestial is now," says Elysium, a company trying to make lunar burials a reality.
Being in a Coma is Like One Long Lucid Dream
After contracting Legionnaires' disease, Stephanie Savage fell into a coma for six weeks. She dreamed about polar bears, ice cream, and scenes from science fiction movies.
Should We Stop Using the Phrase 'Assisted Suicide'?
Terms like "aid in dying" paint a better picture of end-of-life decisions, and could give people with terminal illnesses a way to work around laws.
The Internet is Still Teaching People How to Kill Themselves
Search engine algorithms and laws have made it harder for people to find suicide-related content online, but it's still pretty easy to find explicit instructions on committing suicide from a quick Google search.
Dying on Facebook
The company will either delete the profile or preserve it as a "memorialization" account—but neither of those options are without problems, and some people are frustrated by their lack of control over their loved ones' pages.
Meet the Living People Who Collect Dead Human Remains
Skeleton collections aren't just for museums and science labs. We talked to a few private collectors in the business of gathering human remains.
Human Pelts: The Art of Preserving Tattooed Skin After Death
Inked bodies can become permanent pelts after a person is carefully skinned and then covered in preservative chemicals, like an animal hide.
Nonprofit Mortuaries Are Helping Cash-Strapped Families Honor Their Dead
Nonprofit funeral homes have popped up across the country to ensure that grieving people don't get price-gouged after the death of a loved one.
These Photographs of Zombie Children Will Terrify You
Photographer Brittany Bentine has been creating macabre photoshoots for children for years now. Other parents have called her work "sick" and "disturbing," but for Bentine, it's just plain fun.
Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death
Studies have found that considering atheism leads many to thoughts of death—even when those people are atheists themselves.