From Dracula’s resting place to polished funeral-home displays, the vessels we associate with death have evolved, and so has the language. Take the words coffin and casket, for example. People tend to ...

Whether you’re planning a funeral for a recently passed loved one or preparing for the distant future, you want to choose the best casket for the occasion. You can either get a casket from a funeral ...

Geneticists reveal that the Bo people of Yunnan are direct descendants of those who practiced burial in hanging coffins.

Ancient societies in southern China pegged coffins into high cliffsides in burial ritual linked to good fortune ...

Many of us make small choices in our lives to help the environment. Now you can do your part even in death — with a casket made of mushrooms. A company in the Netherlands, Loop, developed the ...

The modern-day Bo people of southeastern China have long maintained that they had no connection to those inside the hanging ...

Jude Collins says she couldn't have prayed for a better location for her shop. It's on a busy street with a four-way stop and bus stop right in front and a cemetery just two blocks away. "I can see ...