death
Scientists Detect Brain Activity in Dying People Linked to Dreams, Hallucinations
"Our study may be as good as it will ever get for finding neural signatures of near-death consciousness,” said the study's senior author.
I Study Corpses in ‘Body Farms’ for a Living
"You see the body of someone you might run into at the supermarket transform into something pretty nasty."
I Have a Paralysing Fear of Falling Asleep
This disorder—called somniphobia—makes me feel a rush of adrenaline at the exact same moment I lose consciousness.
I Asked My Friends What They'd Write on Their Gravestones
"If you were walking around a cemetery and I made you laugh from the depths of the afterlife, my mission is complete."
Cop Who Died While Investigating LAPD Officers ‘Smacks of a Cover Up,’ Lawyer Says
LAPD Officer Houston Tipping died after he was supposedly dropped on his head by a fellow cop during a training exercise. His family isn’t convinced.
Home Coming: Northumberland
An intimate tour of one writer's hometown, one random moment of synchronicity at a time.
We Asked People About the Time They Literally Almost Died
"There was a sense of fear, but then comfort because anything could happen at any time no matter how careful you are."
‘Reservation Dogs’ Showed Me an Indigenous Way to Grieve
After my dad's death, the show's second season reminded me that lost relatives also find ways to help us heal.
Dead Babies Married in a Wedding Ceremony Decades After Their Deaths
Folded ornate clothes represented the couple in the ceremony.
What It Feels Like to Mourn a Parent in Your 20s and 30s
Grieving is never easy, especially when you belong to a generation that can find it difficult to grow up.
‘Death Comes as a Relief’: Talking to a Professional Who Helps People Die
“The last couple we guided had been together for 65 years. They couldn’t imagine life without one another.”
The Search for Meaning in a Mysterious Brain Signal at Death
Research on a surge of gamma wave activity at death has been cited as proof your life flashes before your eyes before you die; in truth, no one knows exactly what it means.