A bill that would legalize human composting, also known as natural organic reduction, as an alternative to other burial ...

Indiana’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a water-based cremation alternative despite religious pushback.

Members of Indiana’s House of Representatives approved the measure on a 70-17 vote—a far cry from its defeat on a 34-59 vote a decade ago.

Alkaline hydrolysis is a chemical reaction that takes place when tough organic residues are exposed to an alkaline solution.

Tom Tierney was born into the funeral home business. He took over the John F. Tierney Funeral Home in Manchester in 2020 and was looking for ways to provide more for patrons. Last year, he started The ...

Rivero is a funeral director at Pacific Interment Service in Emeryville, and the futuristic machine is an aquamation system.

Soaps play a vital role in keeping clean. They are salts made from the alkaline hydrolysis of fats and oils (triglycerides). Fat molecules contain three ester links. These can be hydrolysed when ...

But what if it were a way we could physically exit this world, too? In 28 states, alkaline hydrolysis, commonly known as "aquamation," is a legal means for the dissolution of human remains.