But this beautiful park is actually not a park at all. It’s a cemetery. Established in 1996, Ramsey Creek Preserve is largely considered the first modern green burial site in the United States. But is ...

When Stephanie Burris drives by graveyards near her home in Boulder County, Colorado, she sees thousands of tiny landfills: Concrete boxes filled with non-biodegradable caskets, which are lined with ...

Archaeologists have made an important discovery in understanding the prehistoric roots of one of the world's most common funeral practices - cremation. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports on how the ...

Archaeologists may have just found evidence of hunter-gatherer funerals that might challenge previous theories. Charred remains were uncovered in an ancient rock shelter in the heart of Malawi, at the ...