MESA, Ariz. - Headlines were made last week when it was revealed human rights activist Desmond Tutu wasn’t cremated, but he was aquamated. A new type of cremation that uses water and is supposedly ...

BALTIMORE — It’s almost like a washing machine, if you ask Joseph H. Brown. The casket-shaped metal tank sitting in Brown’s crematory in West Baltimore uses hot water, chemicals and a bit of agitation ...

Since the beginning of human history, cremation — the burning of a human body after death — has been a standard method for treating the deceased across nearly all cultures. Cremation is ...

SAN ANTONIO (WOAI) — The decision on what can be done with a person's remains will eventually have to be answered, and some folks in Texas are hoping for a new option. Advocates and some lawmakers are ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some people choose burial; others choose cremation by fire. Now, a proposed bill could open a new frontier for Texans: liquid cremation. The scientific term is alkaline hydrolysis, ...

A sustainable option for what to do with our remains is trickling into popular consciousness Lauren Oster At 9 p.m. on New Year’s Day, Samantha Sieber was in her pajamas and watching a movie with her ...

House lawmakers approved a new form of cremation Thursday. (Getty Images) Indiana’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a water-based cremation alternative despite religious pushback. Rep.

Among the bills filed for this year’s legislative session is a proposal to give Texans a new way to cremate their loved ones that’s described as being “more environmentally friendly.” The legislation ...

Two new alternatives to burial and cremation fail to comply with the Catholic Church's teaching on respect for the bodies of the dead, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Doctrine ...