death and dying

Could tiny-brained humans have actually dug graves half a million years ago?

Deep inside a South African cave called Rising Star, scientists have made an incredible discovery—a species of ancient humans that…

11 months ago

What to Wear In the Afterlife? – Interview TWO With Rock Star Animal Communicator Charles Peden

“I can communicate with insects, and I can communicate with whales,” animal communicator Charles Peden told Digital Dying when we…

6 years ago

OMG, a Celebrity Mortician

The funeral industry has a true celebrity, Caitlin Doughty. She is a mortician, a New York Times bestselling author, and…

7 years ago

The Lonely Death and Fantastic Reincarnation of Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla died “quietly and alone in room #3327 on the 33rd floor of the Hotel New Yorker in New…

8 years ago

TED Talks about death and dying can inspire us to plan for the inevitable.

TED Talks about death and dying offer rich narratives that can help us start thinking about what is truly inevitable.…

8 years ago

Weekly News 2/22/2016: Home funerals in the news.

Interest in home funerals, Diane Rehm's thoughts on life and death, and what the "natural causes" really means top this…

8 years ago

Weekly News 2/15/2016: Home funerals and how we say goodbye

Home funerals, saying goodbye, and learning more about how we handle grief are at the top of this week's news.…

8 years ago

Weekly News: Green burials, mushroom suits, and special people in the industry.

Green burials and the environment dominated this week's news--from overall considerations in how in ground burial impacts the environment to…

8 years ago

Weekly News 1/11/2016: Saying goodbye to David Bowie

For all of us, David Bowie's death marked the end of an era. As we learned more about him this…

8 years ago

Strange Deaths 2015: Another big year for selfie deaths.

Each year we scour the news for strange and interesting death stories. Our research often uncovers pop culture trends that…

8 years ago

The Transgender Funeral Struggle – A Report From the Frontier of Sexual Identity and Death

A woman had died, and Reverend Ginny Wheeler faced a dilemma. Wheeler, of the Community United Methodist Church, in Huntington…

8 years ago

Weekly News 12/14/2015: Rest in Peace Patrol Horse Charlotte

A passerby snapped a touching photo of Houston Police Officer Herrejon comforting his partner, Patrol Horse Charlotte, who was injured…

8 years ago

Weekly News 11/30/2015: Jonah Lomu Haka Salute

In an inspiring display of comradery, teammates honored New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu with a breathtaking Haka dance as…

8 years ago

How Much Death is Too Much Death? A Visit to New Orleans’ Newly Opened Museum of Death

Justin Nobel visits the newly opened New Orleans Museum of Death. Travel with him as he views the museum's macabre…

9 years ago

Taking the James Gurney Grave Challenge: Down Among the Dead Men

LaRinda Chapin shares her experience taking the James Gurney Grave Challenge. Go along and she and her mother, artist Janene…

9 years ago