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

New legislation in Ohio could legalize natural organic reduction, also known as human composting. Proponents view human ...

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

Researchers at McGill University have improved the efficiency of a method for converting human urine into clean energy. The method employs microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use bacteria to turn ...

Researchers in Japan have developed an adaptive motion reproduction system that allows robots to generate human-like movements using surprisingly small amounts of training data. Despite rapid advances ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mark Evely, Wayne State University (THE CONVERSATION) Upwards of 3 million people die ...

A newly translated papyrus from ancient Egypt dating back 3,500 years provides a rare insight into Egyptian embalming techniques. The ancient medical text details a procedure never identified before ...

In nearly 40 years as a funeral director and embalmer, I’ve been asked more times than I can count, “What exactly is embalming, and how do you do it?” Most people have heard of it, but very few ...

The method could one day become a treatment for infertility A decade of further research needed, scientists say The process overcomes an obstacle that stymied previous attempts Significant safety ...