While the subject of human death may seem to be ghoulish, in fact, the study of the chemical compounds that make that smell is important to understanding the decomposition process in not just human ...

The dying process from circulatory arrest is an underexplored domain in humans and has transdisciplinary pertinence. Here we conducted a prospective, observational cohort study of the dying process in ...

Death is one of the most profound and inevitable events we experience as human beings. Despite its universality, much about death remains shrouded in mystery. However, recent scientific advances are ...

New Jersey could be the 14th state to allow human composting. Advocates say the option is more eco-friendly than burial or cremation. New Jersey resident Jayme Strasburger chose to compost her mother ...

For centuries, humans have thought of death as a single, dramatic instant - the final heartbeat, the last breath, the moment when the light fades from the eyes. But modern science, ancient philosophy, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — A new Ohio Senate bill would authorize natural organic reduction for humans after death — also called human composting or “terramation” — a process through which human remains ...