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Every ten seconds, someone dies in the United States. It happens so often that we rarely stop to think about what actually ...

A new study led by Alexandra Morton-Hayward explains how low-oxygen burial conditions lead to human brain preservation for thousands of years.

RESEARCHERS from the Department of Science and Technology- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) examined how raw and carbonized Philippine giant bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) ...

Tucked into a nondescript warehouse development in Howard County, along winding roads lined with semi trucks, sits a facility dedicated to the dead. It offers a newly legal servic ...

Interest in body disposal options that are better for the planet has risen in recent years, according to research .

Advocates say human composting offers a sustainable, greener alternative to burials and crematoriums, and can also provide a cheaper and equitable option after death.

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Investigate the ongoing murder mystery in Kypseli following the autopsy of a woman found in a suitcase, as authorities search for answers.

The body undergoes some odd and disturbing processes after death, and the eyes in particular can undergo some strange ...

Scientists warn oxygen is declining across oceans and freshwater systems, threatening aquatic life, food supplies and Earth's ...

An expert in bone forensics testified damage to Gena Chiodo’s bones was caused postmortem during the murder trial of Donol ...