An Embalmer and Postmortem Reconstruction Specialist has opened up about his mindset towards the 'fear of death' and what he wants for his body.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In light of Pope Francis’ death on April 21, Catholic authorities are preparing the much-anticipated process to decide upon his ...

The late pope's remains will be on display for three days in Saint Peter's Basilica - Copyright VATICAN MEDIA/AFP Handout The late pope's remains will be on display ...

I was a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years. I learned a lot about our bodies and death by doing my job. After an autopsy, brains usually are put back in the belly of the cadaver. When I tell ...

The demographics in Georgia are changing, and so is the way people choose to ceremoniously depart this world. Embalming, or the practice of preserving a body to delay decomposition, was the ...

Researchers found a centuries-old mummy from Austria exceptionally well preserved – likely the result of a never-before reported embalming method using wood chips, twigs, fabric, and zinc chloride The ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to analyze the composition of scents given off by mummies ...