Two summers ago, a newspaper article inspired Roxann Specht to write a detailed note containing her end-of-life requests.

The green option, also called “natural organic reduction,” transforms a body into nutrient-dense soil in just a few weeks.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When someone dies, there are a few options for how to lay someone to rest like a straight burial, cremation, and now something a ...

Everyone is dying to try this new burial trend. Eco-conscious New Yorkers can soon turn their corpses into compost as part of ...

The historic cemetery is running out of space for new graves, and plans to offer a more sustainable alternative to cremation ...

New Jersey has become the latest state to legalize human composting as an environmentally-friendly alternative to burials and cremations. The legislation, signed into law last week by New Jersey Gov.

California has already voted to legalize the composting of human remains in 2027, but some residents are not willing to wait that long. The Los Angeles Times wrote about California resident Blaire Van ...

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 ...

Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.

Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known as human composting.