Upwards of 3 million people die every year in the United States. As a funeral director who heads a university mortuary science program, I can tell you that while each individual’s life experiences are ...

It's a morbid inquiry, but scientists are nonetheless interested in tracking the body's movement after death. Such knowledge can help forensic investigators in their reconstructions of crime scenes, ...

Sometimes it’s the living who haunt the dead. A New York primary care doctor redefined the phrase “life after death” after finding that the brain remains active even after one’s heart stops, as ...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson blew viewers’ minds after revealing what happens to our bodies after death in a recent episode of his podcast “Startalk.” “When you die, you don’t disappear, you ...

The brain retains higher function even after the body has "died." Sometimes it’s the living who haunt the dead. A New York primary care doctor redefined the phrase “life after death” after finding ...