In light of Pope Francis’ death on April 21, Catholic authorities are preparing the much-anticipated process to decide upon his successor. However, many people are wondering about a more burning ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, there's been a great deal of interest in popes of the past as members of the Catholic Church prepare for a new leader. Following a series of ...

The mother of a 20-year-old woman who was mistakenly declared dead and nearly embalmed while she was still alive is speaking out for the first time, five years after the incident. Timesha Beauchamp, ...

For millennia, humans have used different methods to preserve the deceased, from Egyptian mummification to modern embalming. While embalming is common in the United States, there is growing interest ...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has formed a special team of experts, including four Russian scientists, to help preserve the embalmed body of the Communist-ruled state's founding leader, Ho Chi Minh, ...

A Florida man has filed a lawsuit charging that mortuary-science students at Lynn University, in Boca Raton, embalmed his wife’s body without his permission. The lawsuit accuses the university of ...

Pots from a 2,500-year-old embalming workshop have revealed the ingredients used to prepare ancient Egyptian mummies. Chemical analysis identified local plant extracts, animal fats and beeswax, as ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid his respects Saturday to Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, whose embalmed body is on permanent display, just like Kim’s own father ...

A Texas mother is suing a funeral home for $1 million after she claims the facility left her son’s body to “literally rot,” causing an unbearable smell that made loved ones vomit during the funeral, ...