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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Most people thinking of end-of-life arrangements have faced a choice: traditional burial or flame cremation? But there is a third option, and it's being used locally in Palm ...

TEXAS, USA — The pandemic is causing many to consider end-of-life plans. More than half of all Americans choose cremation over caskets and traditional burials. Costs and concern for the environment ...

The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional cremation.

After the alkaline hydrolysis process is completed, the bone remains will be collected from the stainless steel basket from inside the alkaline hydrolysis machine. Credit: Screenshot Eric Neuhaus ...

Green burials, which return the body to the earth without a casket or embalming, can be cheaper than a conventional burial. Many in Connecticut opt for these, but often, the choice is made for ...

A body undergoing hydrolysis is wrapped in a silk or woollen shroud before being placed in a chamber with hot water and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new bill filed in the Texas Legislature calls for funeral homes to be allowed to cremate human remains through the process of alkaline hydrolysis. According to the Cremation ...

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