The debate over human composting was filled with cannibalistic puns from detractors, who said bodies deserve more dignity ...

In a remote stretch of Ethiopia’s Afar Rift, something quietly unsettling has begun to emerge from the ground. Fragments of ...

Researchers have discovered the earliest known evidence of human cremation, dating back 100,000 years. The new discoveries ...

The House voted 46 to 17 for Representative McGaw’s bill to allow water cremation and human composting in R.I. But the Senate ...

In some funeral parlors, physical casket showrooms could die out and move to a virtual realm — the space instead used for “water cremation” machines that break down a human body into bone fragments ...

A new facility in Maryland is the largest human composting center in America. It turns human remains into soil in just 30 ...

House lawmakers are set to vote on legislation that would allow human composting and water cremation in Rhode Island.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bill still must pass through the Senate, where it failed last year, to get signed. H5110, introduced by Rep. Michelle McGaw, D ...

A set of burned human bones unearthed in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift may hold the oldest known evidence of cremation, pushing a ...

(New York) – Sri Lanka’s requirement to cremate anyone who dies from Covid-19 goes against public health guidance and discriminates against the Muslim community, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Nearly two-thirds of Americans now opt for cremation – a figure that has been steadily increasing over five decades. On the surface, that proportion tells a simple story: The nation ...

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 ...