The premise of a green burial, say advocates of the practice, is to return us to the Earth, replenish it and help it to outlive us.

Walter Williams, 78, was pronounced dead by medical staff and transported to a Mississippi funeral home in a body bag. But ...

Walter Williams was pronounced dead and about to be embalmed when he woke up inside a body bag at a funeral home.

Farmer Walter Williams was mistakenly pronounced dead and about to be embalmed when he woke up inside a body bag at a funeral ...

Ben Vos, a coordinator at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s on-site mortuary, walked CNN Travel through the strict protocol he ...

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MANILA, Philippines — His work begins when someone dies. The dead is brought to him and laid on a steel table in a fluorescent-lit, refrigerator-cold room reeking of formalin, where he prepares the ...

A newly translated papyrus from ancient Egypt dating back 3,500 years provides a rare insight into Egyptian embalming techniques. The ancient medical text details a procedure never identified before ...

TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN): Embalming, the process of preserving a dead body, is becoming a more common practice in Japan. The procedure uses a combination of disinfection, preservation and cosmetic ...

Embalming, the process of preserving a dead body, is becoming a more common practice in Japan. The procedure uses a combination of disinfection, preservation and cosmetic restoration, offering ...

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Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...