Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ATLANTA--Until recently, people in the U.S. had two main choices for disposition of a body after death: burial or cremation. [READ ...

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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 ...

Among the bills filed for this year’s legislative session is a proposal to give Texans a new way to cremate their loved ones that’s described as being “more environmentally friendly.” The legislation ...

The bill would allow for human body composting, known as 'natural organic reduction,' and water cremation.

Two new alternatives to burial and cremation fail to comply with the Catholic Church's teaching on respect for the bodies of the dead, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Doctrine ...

Hal Shimp didn't want a traditional send-off after death. He didn't want a big, somber service, and he certainly didn't want to be buried. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

A March 21 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of a person in scrubs opening the door to a large metal cylinder. "BREAKING NEWS: The dead are liquified and fed to the living," ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ARVADA — On a dead-end street lined with auto body shops on the industrial edge of this city sits a low-slung, brick building where Ed Gazvoda works without ...