For bookworms contemplating their final plans, a new invention promises a practical, stylish, and environmentally conscious option for storing your favorite possessions—and, when the time comes, your own...
In a discovery that promises to divulge unknown details about ancient Egyptian life, a specialized embalming and mummification chamber found in part of a massive burial complex south...
You’ve heard of party favors and wedding favors, but have you ever received a funeral favor? A growing contingent of Etsy artisans and entrepreneurs offer all kinds of...
Louisiana lawmakers are moving to change the state's cremation laws after a report found parish coroners regularly issuing cremation permits that could hamper murder investigations. Coroners in almost all...
For some of us, moving real life to the virtual realm is a new and strange experience. For others, replicating life in the digital world has been a...
Funeral directors, apprentices, and mortuary students across the country have mobilized in an unprecedented effort to help their colleagues and provide relief to funeral homes overwhelmed by coronavirus-related...
What do Neanderthals, Thomas Paine, and Chuck Cunningham of Happy Days have in common? They’re all dead — and, in writer and humorist Mo Rocca’s opinion, they’re all...
A New York funeral home is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis by implementing an innovative drive-through visitation solution. Called Unity Station™, the device lets mourners offer drive-through condolences...
They say you can’t take it with you — but that hasn’t stopped people from trying. For as long as we’ve been conducting burials, humans have included various...
Looking for a distraction in the form of some on-brand comic relief? Need an excuse to laugh at death? Try some classic comedies! For as long as we’ve...