Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — Rather than being burned, embalmed or interred, some Americans are pushing to be laid to rest using an alternative ...

Green burials, which return the body to the earth without a casket or embalming, can be cheaper than a conventional burial. Many in Connecticut opt for these, but often, the choice is made for ...

Most people plan to either be buried or cremated when they die, but there is another, environmentally friendly option: Human composting. "So instead of being cremated and turned into ash, you're ...

But this beautiful park is actually not a park at all. It’s a cemetery. Established in 1996, Ramsey Creek Preserve is largely considered the first modern green burial site in the United States. But is ...

When Dennis Cunningham was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he wanted his death to reflect the values he lived by. As a civil rights lawyer, Cunningham defended the Black Panthers, AIDS protestors, and ...

In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of his employees have built a “vessel” they ...

I n the warehouse-huge back room of his company Return Home, just south of Seattle, Micah Truman walks over to what looks like an off-white shipping crate, complete with a lock on the front. “Put your ...

The question, “if you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?” might be more meaningful in Ohio in the future if a new bill passes into law. The legislation would allow human composting. Sen.

When someone dies, there are a few options for how to lay someone to rest like a straight burial, cremation, and now something a bit more unique. Georgia is joining a handful of states allowing what ...