death
The First U.S. Funeral Home That Turns Bodies Into Compost Is Now Open
Recompose, located outside of Seattle, has turned its first customers into soil after years of development.
Scientists Monitored 631 People As They Died. This Is What They Found
The largest international study of the physiology of death to date shows that death is “more of a continuum than the flipping of a switch.”
Sheriff's Deputies Allegedly Sat on an Autistic Teen for 9 Minutes. He Died.
"Once Eric was secured, the deputies should have taken basic steps to ensure he could continue to breathe," one of the family’s attorneys told VICE News.
Gen Z Has a More Mature Attitude Towards Death Than Boomers, Study Finds
The research also found that a third of Brits' thoughts on death have changed since the start of the pandemic.
Death, Colour and Conflict Collide at Europe's Most Viral Cemetery
The vibrant grave markers and epitaphs noting the manner of death at Romania's "Merry Cemetery" draw thousands, but things are not as peaceful as they seem.
In Photos: With Forests Gone, Elephants Wreak Havoc in India
In the last three years, human-elephant conflict has resulted in more than 1500 human casualties and above 350 elephant deaths across the country.
India Is Losing Its Children to Abandoned 'Killer Wells'
The South Asian country routinely reports stories of children falling into wells left by farmers or illegal water collection. What is being done?
10 Questions for a Funeral Director, About Making a Living from Death
"I rent a parking spot for the hearse, because having it in my driveway would look weird."
Why This Cemetery Tour Guide Finds Peace Among the Dead
“Some go out to party and drink. But for me, I want total silence where it’s just between me and nature...sometimes I have this unexplainable urge to go [to the cemetery].”
I Confronted My Mortality By Crafting My Own Burial Cloth
Nothing beats being prepared, so I decided to get a head start on my own funeral.
Depressed After Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19, Indian Fan Dies of Cardiac Arrest
Bussa Krishna, a farmer in south India, was fasting for his idol’s recovery.
Photos: What It's Like to be a Gravedigger During a Pandemic
"I’m not even allowed to see my kids because I work here, my son has bad asthma and you never know, I might have it on the bottom of my shoe or something."