When Harold Dillard died in 2009, his family had no idea how his remains would be used after he agreed to donate them for ...

After her dad agreed to donate his body to what he thought was a medical science company, Farrah Fasold was stunned when she ...

Conventional burial methods are profoundly energy and resource intensive. In contrast, NOR returns the body to the earth by reflecting the natural cycles, enriching soil and supporting new life. It’s ...

Police and medical examiners were seen removing boxes on Friday from the home of a Lancaster County man accused of stealing, storing and selling human remains from burial plots in Delaware County.

A search warrant was obtained for Gerlach's home in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, where police said they found more than 100 "full ...

Alternative end-of-life practices like water cremation and human composting produce fewer emissions and return nutrients to ...

Tressie McMillan Cottom, Jessica Grose and Meher Ahmad on why plastic surgery and fillers no longer feel like a secret — or a ...

This study examines the psychological and social factors influencing body donation decisions, highlighting family experiences ...

New Scientist writers and contributors have chosen their top science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games and board ...

For procedures like BBL, fat is usually extracted from the patient via liposuction and then reinjected into the desired area ...

Trenton, NJ – New Jersey has officially legalized human composting, becoming the 14th state in the nation to allow residents ...

Researchers have uncovered thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside fossilized bones millions of years old, offering ...