Life & Death

Death and dying in the digital age. How our approach to grief is changing.

Death and dying and how we approach grief has always been a very personal matter. But times are changing.

9 years ago

5 moving, beautiful essays about death and dying.

Reading about death can be heart wrenching, uplifting, sad, and inspiring all at the same time. When we read what…

9 years ago

Organic burial pods or how to become a tree when you die.

How would you like to become a tree when you die? An Italian group is trying to give you that…

9 years ago

Mr. Dukes goes to the beach. Zhenia Bulawka shares the story.

  Zhenia Bulawka’s dog, Mr. Dukes, recently lost his life to mast cell cancer. The two had been buddies for…

9 years ago

Talking about death and dying in the African American community

It's never easy to talk about death and dying. Unfortunately, putting off the conversation about what you want to happen…

9 years ago

March Awareness Days, Weeks & Months

Each month, awareness groups from around the world set aside days, weeks, or months to recognize worthwhile medical conditions, syndromes,…

9 years ago

Fish in the Dark: Larry David brings death to Broadway.

Fish in the Dark, a new play written and starring Larry David, officially opens at New York's Cort Theater on Tuesday,…

9 years ago

A Will for the Woods: A Documentary About Honoring Death and the Earth

Update: A Will for the Woods is now available for online streaming through PBS.org. Click here to go to the…

9 years ago

Japan embraces robot dog funerals.

Japanese owners of a beloved AIBO robot dog which is broken beyond repair now have the option of holding a…

9 years ago

Oliver Sacks on learning he will die.

Oliver Sacks is a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine. The British-born physician,…

9 years ago