MESA, Ariz. - Headlines were made last week when it was revealed human rights activist Desmond Tutu wasn’t cremated, but he was aquamated. A new type of cremation that uses water and is supposedly ...

A sustainable option for what to do with our remains is trickling into popular consciousness Lauren Oster At 9 p.m. on New Year’s Day, Samantha Sieber was in her pajamas and watching a movie with her ...

SAN ANTONIO (WOAI) — The decision on what can be done with a person's remains will eventually have to be answered, and some folks in Texas are hoping for a new option. Advocates and some lawmakers are ...

It’s almost like a washing machine, if you ask Joseph H. Brown. The casket-shaped metal tank sitting in Brown’s crematory in West Baltimore uses hot water, chemicals and a bit of agitation to dissolve ...

Eco-friendly burials are becoming more popular, pitched as far greener alternatives to traditional methods. Not so fast, ...

The majority of people in the U.S. are now cremated after death. To most, that means disposing of a body with fire. But proponents are trying to bring a new form of "cremation" to Indiana — one that ...

Among the bills filed for this year’s legislative session is a proposal to give Texans a new way to cremate their loved ones that’s described as being “more environmentally friendly.” The legislation ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One universal experience every person on this planet will experience is death. So what do you want to happen to your body after you die? If your response is cremation, you are not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ATLANTA--Until recently, people in the U.S. had two main choices for disposition of a body after death: burial or cremation. [READ ...

After the alkaline hydrolysis process is completed, the bone remains will be collected from the stainless steel basket from inside the alkaline hydrolysis machine. Credit: Screenshot Eric Neuhaus ...

A major and potentially dangerous winter storm is unfolding across Texas, Arkansas, Louisana, and Mississippi and will impact much of the United States through Dense fog this morning, summerlike ...