The demographics in Georgia are changing, and so is the way people choose to ceremoniously depart this world.  Embalming, or ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to analyze the composition of scents given off by mummies ...

Embalming, in most modern cultures, is the art and science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall decomposition and to make them suitable for public display at a funeral. The three goals ...

An Embalmer and Postmortem Reconstruction Specialist has opened up about his mindset towards the 'fear of death' and what he wants for his body.

In the Asasif necropolis on the west bank of Luxor in Upper Egypt, archaeologists have discovered a carefully organized ...

Green burials appeal to families who want lower costs, fewer sales tactics, and a simpler, more honest goodbye.

A new natural burial ground in Silver Spring is expanding access to more sustainable practices in Maryland’s funeral industry.

A new Ohio Senate bill would authorize natural organic reduction for humans after death -- also called human composting -- a ...

While the fate of our consciousness is a matter of personal belief, what happens to our physical bodies after death is universal. Lianna Champ, 59, the UK’s first female undertaker and embalmer, has ...

WAYNE — Barndt Funeral Home has been family owned for 65 years, and that isn’t likely to change in the immediate future.

Ohio has a handful of cemeteries that offer green burials, including Kokosing Nature Preserve in Knox County, Foxfield ...