What truly happens to the human body after death? From the first minutes to long-term decomposition, we explore the biological journey of the body shedding light on a natural process that’s both ...

They include interference with the personal right to bury the body of a family member, negligent infliction of emotional distress and “negligent treatment, preservation, mishandling and mutilation of ...

People have long wondered whether modern-day human corpses take longer to decompose due to the addition of preservatives in the food chain. The claim dates back to at least 1991, when an article was ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a body in "advanced stages of decomposition" that was found on Tuesday night. Officers responded to the 1300 block of ...

News of Canada’s first body farm, set to open this spring in Becancour, Que., has inspired a flood of volunteers to donate their eventual remains. The response has been so overwhelming that Shari ...