Cryonics is not technically a method of body disposition or interment. Cryonics uses liquid nitrogen to cool a dead person to the point...

Prior to the invention of embalming, natural burials and home care of bodies were the norm. Embalming rose to popularity during the Civil...

Rather than cutting down trees to make coffins and caskets, cemeteries could be replaced by forests with the help of an burial invention...

Conservation burial, as explained by Caitlin Doughty, is the equivalent to "chaining yourself to a tree post-mortem" and continuing...

Although being eaten by mushrooms seems a little eccentric at first, Jae Rhim Lee has succeeded in arguing its validity as a method of...

Promession is another attempt to find the perfect eco-friendly alternative to traditional cremation. Similar to alkaline hydrolysis,...

A space burial isn't exactly what it sounds like, considering that no actual burying is involved. Rather, cremated remains are...

Recomposition is an upcoming form of body disposition, with a facility from Recompose expected to be ready in 2021. Washington State...

Alkaline hydrolysis, alternatively known as water cremation or aquamation, is a method of disposing remains through water, heat, and...

Cremation has been on a rise in popularity over the course of the past few decades, partially due to its inexpensive nature and its...

For many of us, death is something that only happens on TV or in movies, or to elderly distant relatives we've only met once or twice....