Instant cremations have become not a way to celebrate a life, but a way to delete one. I'm afraid of what – of who – is being forgotten.

Throughout history, humanity has developed various ways to honour and remember those who have passed away. From grand ceremonies to quiet memorials, the final send-off is a significant aspect of many ...

Licensed funeral director and certified celebrant Amy Hart removes a compartment at the center of a rose keepsake urn at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 3855 Katz Dr., in Marion on May 30. ...

Most people plan to either be buried or cremated when they die, but there is another, environmentally friendly option: Human composting. "So instead of being cremated and turned into ash, you're ...

Death is a shared commonality of the human condition, yet the rituals that attend it vary significantly across cultures and religions. The one commonality is that while the nature of death itself does ...

We need burial space equivalent to the size of Philadelphia to accommodate our dead. We don't have it. What now?

Archaeologists have uncovered a "unique" and "mysterious" ancient burial ground in what is now Norway. The site, located in Fredrikstad municipality in the country's southeast, features around 40 ...

New Jersey has become the latest state to legalize human composting as an environmentally-friendly alternative to burials and ...

Burial payment assistance may be available to pay for burial, cremation, or costs associated with donation of a body to a medical school. An application for burial assistance must be submitted no ...

New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation ...