Human composting is one of the few innovations in death care in more than a century. So far, about 300 people have used Recompose's services, which cost about $7,000.

Human composting is an eco-friendly alternative to traditional burials and cremation. ... Embalming for burial uses over 800,000 gallons of toxic chemicals every year.

Kimberly Cooley-Reyes, 66, falls into that category. An avid gardener, Cooley-Rees found human composting after her best friend passed away several years ago and had a green burial.

Investigators have found 383 complete corpses and six partial remains at the property in the Mexico-US border town of Juarez, ...

Authorities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico reported the discovery of 60 embalmed bodies inside a funeral home operating as a ...

Pope Pius XII's unusual embalming process led to a horrifying scene that traumatized mourners and the Catholic Church. ... She covers human interest, health, crime and politics for PEOPLE.

Trees felled in Helene's high winds disturbed human remains at Asheville's historic Riverside Cemetery, according to an ...