In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic ...

The demographics in Georgia are changing, and so is the way people choose to ceremoniously depart this world. Embalming, or the practice of preserving a body to delay decomposition, was the ...

Liam Payne’s body is being prepared for transfer back to his native United Kingdom from Argentina. A source confirmed to Us Weekly that Payne’s remains would be transferred to the British Cemetery in ...

The late pope's remains will be on display for three days in Saint Peter's Basilica - Copyright VATICAN MEDIA/AFP Handout The late pope's remains will be on display ...

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Grieving parents in Pierce County are suing a funeral home they say mishandled their daughter's body. Ashleigh and Michael Thornburg said they signed a contract and paid for their ...

Researchers found a centuries-old mummy from Austria exceptionally well preserved – likely the result of a never-before reported embalming method using wood chips, twigs, fabric, and zinc chloride The ...

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...