Can AI Help Us Live Longer?
OpenAI is working with a biotech startup to develop an AI model with the purpose of engineering stem cells. The goal is to effectively step back natural age...
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CANA Releases 2025 Annual Cremation Statistics Report: Shows National Cremation Rate Growth Slowing
WHEELING, IL— The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) continues its commitment to providing accurate and comprehensive cremation statistics to the death care industry and consumers. With over...
From Grief to Growth: First-Ever Mushroom Casket Burial in North America Signals Cultural Shift
In a forest clearing in Maine, a daughter’s farewell becomes a symbol of a regenerative future. INDUSTRY, MAINE — June 2, 2025 — On a quiet hillside in rural...
Batesville Delivers Unprecedented Value with Industry’s First 28” Interior Width Wood Caskets that Fit in a Standard Vault
BATESVILLE, Ind., June 2, 2025 – Batesville, a leading provider of high-quality burial and cremation products, innovative technology solutions and a trusted partner to funeral directors, cemeterians and...
Everstory Partners Earns 2025 Great Place To Work Certification™
(May 22, 2025) - Altamonte Springs, FL - Everstory Partners is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for 2025. The prestigious award is based entirely on...
FAMIC Leads Profession-Wide Effort to Tackle Funeral Service Workforce Crisis
New video series offers peer-driven solutions to help funeral homes recruit and retain staff Brookfield, Wis. – The Funeral and Memorial Information Council (FAMIC), in collaboration with its...
Parting Stone Hosts Private Lab Tour for Women in Deathcare
On Saturday, May 17, 2025, Parting Stone hosted a landmark event in Santa Fe, New Mexico—welcoming nearly 100 attendees of the NFDA Professional Women’s Conference to its laboratory...