Two months after Colorado inspectors uncovered a hidden room containing 24 decomposing bodies, countless questions remain.

More people are opting for cremation, leaving some cemeteries stretched for money. Har Jedhuda Cemetery in Upper Darby is one ...

THE director has pleaded guilty to fraud charges relating human remains – including four unborn babies. A huge probe was ...

Human composting is one of the emerging alternatives to cremation or burial that is viewed as more environmentally friendly ...

The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by the family of one of Robert Pickton’s victims to preserve human remains seized ...

The thought of death alone is riddled with anxieties, especially pertaining to what happens after we die. Many people across the globe subscribe to some form of spiritual belief system to deal with ...

When a loved one dies, the first days are filled with both grief and practical responsibilities. Cremation has become a common choice, often because it is more affordable and flexible than burial, but ...

Investigators now believe most of the bodies found at Davis Mortuary belong to people who died between 2010 and 2012.

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 ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Catherine Powell, an adjunct senior fellow for women and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the former ...

As more people worry about their environmental footprint in both life and death, one cemetery operator is offering a unique ...