Two summers ago, a newspaper article inspired Roxann Specht to write a detailed note containing her end-of-life requests.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When someone dies, there are a few options for how to lay someone to rest like a straight burial, cremation, and now something a ...

Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known as human composting.

New Jersey has become the latest state to allow human composting after death — a concept pitched as an environmentally friendly alternative to burial or cremation that involves turning loved ones into ...

ATLANTA — State lawmakers are getting closer approving a bill that allows the composting of human remains. It’s an alternative to burial or cremation and has gotten traction in other states. In the ...