MESA, Ariz. - Headlines were made last week when it was revealed human rights activist Desmond Tutu wasn’t cremated, but he was aquamated. A new type of cremation that uses water and is supposedly ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Most people thinking of end-of-life arrangements have faced a choice: traditional burial or flame cremation? But there is a third option, and it's being used locally in Palm ...

With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels ...

A family-owned funeral home in Missouri purchased the 19th-century building and converted it into an operation for performing alkaline hydrolysis — a water-based alternative to traditional cremation.

Francisco Rivero proudly shows off a large stainless steel pod in the middle of a cavernous concrete room. He unlatches its heavy vault door, swinging it open slowly to reveal an inner chamber just ...

At 9 p.m. on New Year’s Day, Samantha Sieber was in her pajamas and watching a movie with her kids when the first call about Desmond Tutu came in. “I answered my cell phone, and it was BBC World News, ...

Durham University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Already a popular option in the US, and famously chosen by Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died in 2021, alkaline ...

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 ...