A body was recently sent to a funeral home by a South Carolina coroner’s office and cremated, officials said. But it was a mistake, as the wrong body was sent for cremation, according to the Aiken ...

The process consumes significantly less energy than traditional flame cremation. The bill to make it an approved cremation ...

The thought of death alone is riddled with anxieties, especially pertaining to what happens after we die. Many people across the globe subscribe to some form of spiritual belief system to deal with ...

Body composting is an alternative to traditional burial or cremation that has spurred the interest of many Texans.

PROVIDENCE – A bill to allow the composting of human remains and a method of dealing with bodies known as water cremation passed the House for the second year in a row on May 29, but this time with a ...

CROWN POINT | What killed a Lake Central teen in August is still unclear, and with his divorced parents at odds, a Lake County magistrate issued a Solomon-like ruling Thursday. The parents of ...

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. — The Aiken County Coroner’s Office is conducting a review after a deceased person was mistakenly released to a funeral home and cremated due to a misidentification by a staff ...

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation last week. It ...

The house plants in Dianne Thompson-Stanciel’s Tinton Falls home are thriving with the help of a new compost. The leaves on her monstera deliciosa are a bright evergreen, their vines climbing taller ...

Human composting was developed in Washington state in 2019. In two months, bodies are turned into rich soil. "Water cremation" was also part of the House bill. The bill still must pass through the ...