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

PROVIDENCE – A bill to allow the composting of human remains and a method of dealing with bodies known as water cremation passed the House for the second year in a row on May 29, but this time with a ...

The legislation allows an environmentally-friendly cremation option that turns the body into soil. It passed with bipartisan support in both chambers. Micah Truman, CEO of Return Home, a company that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Senate gave ...

DOVER, Del. (CBS/AP) - Supporters of human composting say it's a more environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative to being buried in a coffin or cremation - it uses less energy and avoids ...

Last week was a difficult milestone for Sean Hanna of Encino. It marked one year since he lost his partner Stephen Staunton to brain cancer. Staunton was an avid gardener. He was also a really big fan ...

Archaeologists have made an important discovery in understanding the prehistoric roots of one of the world's most common funeral practices - cremation. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports on how the ...

The house plants in Dianne Thompson-Stanciel’s Tinton Falls home are thriving with the help of a new compost. The leaves on her monstera deliciosa are a bright evergreen, their vines climbing taller ...

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 ...