An international team of scholars identified the oldest known intentional human cremation, dramatically expanding what archaeologists know about early hunter-gatherer practices. Discovery reveals ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed new mysteries that may be hard to solve. By analyzing the bones and pyre ...

Human composting and water cremation could be introduced in England and Wales, a report has suggested. Burial, cremation and burial at sea are the only methods currently formally recognised in law in ...

In 2020, Recompose was the first U.S. company to develop the technology needed for the commercial composting of human bodies, ...

Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation. Archaeologists have made an ...

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 ...