Burial

Science 2023-11-02T17:27:58Z

Dead bodies litter Mount Everest because it's so dangerous and expensive to get them down — and 2023 could be the most deadly season yet

Most of the corpses that fall on Everest still litter the mountain today, because it's a dangerous and life-threatening task to get those bodies down.
Entertainment 2023-09-02T11:23:07Z

Mohamed Al Fayed was buried next to his son, 26 years after Dodi and Princess Diana died in a car crash

The Egyptian-born businessman, who had previously been the owner of Harrods department store, died at the age of 94.
News 2023-02-24T05:01:00Z

The body collectors recovering Ukraine's war dead

In the year since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of troops and civilians, if not more, have been killed.
Science 2023-01-26T17:27:16Z

You can now have your body composted after death in New York. Here's how it works and why it's greener.

The process turns dead bodies into fertilizer over 30 days. We asked Recompose, a composting funeral service, why it's better for the environment.
Science 2022-10-29T15:08:00Z

12 recent, spooky discoveries about ancient death rituals, from vampire burials to vanishing mummy pregnancies

Archaeologists have made some incredible recent discoveries about burial rites. Here we round up 12 of them.
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News 2022-07-31T06:36:03Z

Ivana Trump was buried near the first hole of Trump National Golf Club. Her gravesite could offer tax breaks for the business.

Tax code in New Jersey, where Ivana Trump is buried, exempts land dedicated to cemetery purposes from all taxes, rates, and assessments.
Science 2022-01-27T11:31:00Z

Ancient humans used the oldest-known drinking straws to sip beer out of communal party bowls, new study suggests

Archaeologists believed the three-foot metal tubes were scepters. Instead, barley residue and built-in strainers hint they may have been beer straws.
Politics 2022-01-03T04:20:13Z

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will lie in state in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 12

"Harry never forgot where he came from, and I will miss my dear friend and mentor greatly," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. News 2021-04-30T22:11:56Z

What it's like for crematorium workers who can't keep up with the bodies as India's COVID-19 deaths surge past 200,000

As COVID-19 deaths hit unprecedented rates in India, one man is doing what he can to honor those who have died.
Science 2020-10-10T12:21:00Z

For $595, a company will transform a dead person or pet into smooth 'parting stones' that slip into your pocket

The polished "solidified remains" feel more precious and less creepy than an urn full of cremated remains, says Parting Stone founder Justin Crowe.
Health 2020-04-21T15:18:00Z

The island where New York City is digging mass graves for the coronavirus pandemic has a 151-year-old history of burials

Melinda Hunt began visiting Hart Island during the AIDS epidemic, and she says it is a respectful way to be buried.
Science 2019-12-10T18:38:00Z

The world's first human-composting facility is set to open in 2021. Families could take home 'human soil' for their gardens.

Washington will be the first US state to allow human composting. Seattle-based company Recompose intends to open a human-composting facility in 2021.
News 2019-10-22T12:18:00Z

A remote Himalayan lake holds up to 800 skeletons from people who died 1,000 years apart. The mystery remains unsolved.

In India, 800 or so bodies — some from individuals who perished a millennia ago — were found in a small lake. We don't know what killed them.
Science 2019-09-17T13:12:00Z

As a corpse decomposes, it fidgets for more than a year, researchers found. The discovery could inform crime-scene investigations.

Scientists used time-lapse photography to track how interred corpses change over time. They found that dead bodies move around during decomposition.
News 2019-07-10T12:16:00Z

A California company is burying people's ashes under trees instead of gravestones — and thousands have already signed up

Better Place Forests, is selling families trees in preserved forests under which they can bury their loved ones' ashes.
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News 2019-05-22T15:40:43Z

Washington State to become the first to legalize human composting as an alternative to traditional burials

Washington State is the first in the country to legalize human composting as an alternative to a traditional burial or cremation. The bill was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee.
News 2019-05-11T13:41:00Z

A warrior-prince's elaborate tomb found near London could be the British equivalent to King Tut, one expert says. Here's what was inside.

Images from the London Museum of Archaeology reveal artifacts from a 1,400-year-old tomb that could be the oldest Christian royal burial in the UK.
News 2019-04-23T15:54:58Z

Washington state is on the cusp of legalizing eco-friendly 'human composting' to dispose of dead bodies

The bill legalizing the process, sometimes referred to as "human composting," has passed the Legislature and is headed to Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee.
News 2019-01-03T15:56:32Z

Urns filled with human ash washed up on Dutch beaches after falling off a shipping boat

The urns were found over the past six days by a 14-year-old boy, a fisherman, and a woman on Dutch beaches in Katwijk and Noordwijk.
International 2018-12-17T14:21:06Z

Scientists can't figure out why a child's skeleton was found buried in a cave with a bird's skull in its mouth

Researchers are perplexed about why the child was found with the skull of a chaffinch in its mouth and another beside its cheek.
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