Odd But True

What’s the definition of death? A case in California has doctors baffled.

When are you dead but not really dead? The story of Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old from Oakland California who went…

6 years ago

Just What The Heck is Holiday Heart?

The two weeks starting with Christmas have on average about 40,000 more natural deaths than the overall winter average. After…

6 years ago

People Are Dying, No One Is Crying (Updated)

Woman getting paid to weep at funerals dates back to antiquity. Israelite funeral processions began with the raspy cries of…

6 years ago

Hurricane Harvey “Lonely Deaths”

One of the people who died alone in Hurricane Harvey was 89 year old Agnes Stanley, a longtime volunteer for…

7 years ago

Would you try virtual reality death?

A team of scientists in Barcelona is using virtual reality to give people the experience of death. The experiment is…

7 years ago

Yes, there really is a market for human bones.

A week or so ago we ran across an article in an industry blog highlighting an interview with a top…

7 years ago

The Mysterious Case of Fumiko Kimura, the Mother Who Drowned Her Children

On January, 29, 1985, 32-year-old Fumiko Kimura waded out into the cold waves off Santa Monica Beach on a deadly…

7 years ago

These monkey mothers actually carry around the corpses of their young

Imagine a new mother walking down a sunny sidewalk in a big city. She has a coffee in one hand,…

7 years ago

Vacationing in Jeffrey Dahmer’s Childhood Home

“Mid-century modern home with a true park-like setting. Smoking and animals okay. This is Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood home and you…

8 years ago

Celebrity Death Pools: Betting on who will go this year.

Celebrity death pools are where fantasy sports leagues meet pop culture. Whether you think they are just plain fun or…

8 years ago