Death in Science

The World Will End Tomorrow, Just Like It Did in the Year 365

The end of the world may be tomorrow and we all know the present day apocalypse scenarios—a secret planet will…

11 years ago

Death in Space: From the Dog Laika to the Cosmonauts the Soviets Abandoned

The funeral service for Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was held last Friday at a…

12 years ago

Animal Funerals, from Dorothy the Chimp to Yellow-billed Magpies

Dorothy’s mother was killed by hunters. They then sold her to an amusement park in Cameroon where she was chained…

13 years ago

Fish kills, bird deaths and the coming Aflockolypse

Thousands of turtle doves rained down on car roofs in northeastern Italy. (more…)

13 years ago

To Live Forever: Eat supplements, abhor soda and upon dying, head to Arizona and bathe in liquid nitrogen

Every day, Ray Kurzweil, an American writer and inventor, ingests 150-250 supplements and drinks 8-10 glasses of alkaline water and…

14 years ago

The blooming business of deciphering supercentenarians

Mighty Joe Rollino was struck by a minivan while crossing the street in Brooklyn earlier this month. (more…)

14 years ago

Gorillas, parrots and horses commit suicide too

An 8 year-old lowland gorilla named Muchana was found dead in his sleeping quarters at the St. Louis Zoo, last…

15 years ago

For Native Americans, suicidal woodchucks are not strange

Just before Earth Day, in 1970, Cathy the dolphin committed suicide in Richard O’Barry’s arms, changing his life forever. (more…)

15 years ago

Death dogs could be replaced by electronic noses

Cadaver dogs have been sniffing around Phillip Garrido's backyard. (more…)

15 years ago