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 to dissolve ...

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 ...

- Body is placed in a combustible, leak-proof, covered container if a casket is not being used. - The furnace cremates only one body at a time. - Chamber reaches temperatures between 1,400 and 1,800 ...

Deciding how to say a final goodbye involves balancing deep personal values with practical realities. In recent years, the conversation around British funerals has shifted significantly as families ...

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 ...