Alternative end-of-life practices like water cremation and human composting produce fewer emissions and return nutrients to ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

A nearly 10,000-year-old pyre discovered in Africa has revealed the country’s oldest cremation. In a study published in the ...

Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...

Martha Stewart has sparked conversation after revealing she would like to be composted after death, describing the idea as an ...

Ancient African hunter-gatherers cremated a woman 9,500 years ago, revealing complex rituals and challenging assumptions ...

The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...

An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...

A new study published in the journal Science Advances provides the earliest evidence of intentional cremation in Africa. It describes the world’s oldest known in situ cremation pyre containing the ...

Controversial proposal for water cremation facility next to the Żabbar cemetery suspended at the applicant’s request, as ...