An Ohio legislator and national funeral company are working to give residents a new option for their remains: "human ...

The Law Commission recommends new burial methods are approved through secondary legislation.

A new facility in Maryland is the largest human composting center in America. It turns human remains into soil in just 30 ...

Depending on where you live — and die — you might have a new choice available to you for how your loved ones will carry out your final wishes. In the past two years, bills that legalize human ...

One of the world’s largest human composting facilities just opened near the nation’s capital, according to Axios. Earth ...

The debate over human composting was filled with cannibalistic puns from detractors, who said bodies deserve more dignity ...

Inside is the equipment for one of the funeral industry’s fastest-growing trends: human composting. Earth Funeral, a company with offices in San Francisco and New York, describes the process as “soil ...

A new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom offers California residents another option besides burying or cremating a loved one. Assembly Bill 351, written by Assembly member Cristina Garcia (D—Bell ...

When Dennis Cunningham was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he wanted his death to reflect the values he lived by. As a civil rights lawyer, Cunningham defended the Black Panthers, AIDS protestors, and ...

Human composting is the process of transforming human remains into soil. Advocates say it's more environmentally friendly than casket burials and cremation. Despite the seemingly novel burial method, ...

(NEXSTAR) – When we die, one of few things may occur: we’ll be cremated, placed in a casket and buried, or donated for research. There are other options — like being shot into space or put in a casket ...