Over a dozen states already have legalized the process. Will North Carolina be next?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Minnesotans will soon no longer need to leave the state to return their remains to nature by converting them into nutrient-rich ...

The Delaware Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill allowing the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation. The measure passed on a 14-7 vote and now goes to ...

Maryland is giving residents a new option for what happens to their bodies after death. According to WYPR, a public radio station serving Maryland, the state is now home to what is described as the ...

Pyramids, mausoleums, cenotaphs, headstones - human beings have been experimenting with ways to commemorate their dead loved ones since before the dawn of history. Now, a growing group of advocates ...

New Jersey is living up to its nickname even in death. The Garden State approved a bill that legalizes human composting, an alternative to traditional burials in which a corpse is transformed into ...

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Minnesotans will soon no longer need to leave the state to return their remains to nature by converting them into nutrient-rich soil. As of July 1, human composting — also known as natural organic ...

The process takes place inside specially designed vessels, where bacteria, fungi and organic materials such as mulch help break down the remains over roughly a month. At the end of the process, about ...