But what if human remains could be as nonthreatening as a nice bag of garden soil or a peaceful woodland hike? It might not ...

Body composting is an alternative to traditional burial or cremation that has spurred the interest of many Texans.

Human composting is one of the emerging alternatives to cremation or burial that is viewed as more environmentally friendly ...

The Dutch Health Council has advised against allowing human composting as a legal alternative to burial or cremation, citing ...

The human composting process, though, isn’t nearly as speedy as commonly accepted methods like cremation. The entire ordeal takes a staggering 45 days as the “body is gently transformed into ...

We've rounded up the top five deadliest plants that could be growing in your yard, how to identify them, why they are ...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out a new green burial option available in Canada, see where ...

A couple whose daughter died suddenly have installed a post box at a cemetery to allow people to send "letters to heaven". Michelle and Stephen Milton, from Egremont, Cumbria, wanted to give others ...

Five years after Washington became the first state to legalize natural organic reduction, 13 more states have approved the death care process.

Spirit Sanctuary in Essex offers natural burials that nourish the forest. Green interments are gaining ground in the Adirondacks as an eco-friendly option.

One of those alternatives is alkaline hydrolysis, also known as "aquamation" or water cremation. On Wednesday, a bill that ...

As more people worry about their environmental footprint in both life and death, one cemetery operator is offering a unique alternative – coffins and urns made of mushrooms.