Most people opt for either a traditional ground burial or a cremation, which turns a person's remains into ashes. But an ...

Death triggers a cascade of natural, yet often unsettling, changes to the human body. It’s a reality few outside the mortuary ...

A California hospital system is under fire after a series of complaints which allege they lost bodies and failed to inform ...

“They said she died of hypothermia,” Zachary said. “Then why did she look like she’d been eaten by wolves?” ...

Human composting is one of many more environmentally-friendly alternatives to traditional burial and cremation that have ...

Pakistani actress Humaira Asghar was found dead in a state of advanced decomposition. The body was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for further examination.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake woman is suing their local funeral home for neglecting her son's body after she said they showed a "grotesque display" of his body in an open casket. Tabitha ...

Doctors Detected a Mysterious Antibody in a French Woman’s Body. It Turned Out to Be a Brand New Blood Type Called “Gwada negative,” it marks the discovery of the 48th known blood group ...

She now manages a human-remains collection at the University of Cambridge, where the skeleton of a Roman woman, on display in a lead-lined coffin, is one of the most popular attractions.

Authorities found a decomposed body near Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita. Anyone with information is urged to contact detectives at 316-660-5300.

Brian Walshe’s attorney took the stand Wednesday to explain how state police obtained his electronic devices, which authorities say he used to search the internet about body decomposition while ...

Authorities say a body was found at Sedgwick County Park in west Wichita on Wednesday afternoon.