Fresno County officials say they were “shocked” to learn that compost made from human remains was being spread on public land ...

The cost of saying goodbye is climbing. Here are some alternatives to traditional burials — and what to do when you can't ...

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

New legislation in Ohio could legalize natural organic reduction, also known as human composting. Proponents view human composting as an eco-friendly alternative to cremation and traditional burial.

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

SPONSORED – Heather Beal, Choreographer, and Lisa B. Thompson, Playwright, are here to chat with us about The Black Rep’s production of “The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body”.

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new framework for scientists detecting and measuring microplastics in the human ...

Jenni Shearston has received funding from the National Institutes of Health. I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early ...

A deluge of research has painted a picture of our world being drowned in tiny, inescapable microplastics. Our guilt over plastic particles being found in even the most remote regions on Earth turned ...

The key to understanding the drivers of physical and neurological disease lies in part with understanding the microscopic fiber networks found in human tissue. A new study reveals a promising new ...

Even if you think you learned everything that you needed to know way back in biology class, everyone has knowledge gaps. And often you’re not even aware that they exist. There are tons of things we ...