In 2018, field researchers in Uganda came across an unusual sight: a female chimpanzee carried an infant that she had recently given birth to, and which was affected by albinism, an extremely uncommon ...

A few days ago, I received an email from someone named Matilde. She wrote: “My dog Pierre has been ill for some time and I think his days are numbered. His behavior has changed but I really don’t know ...

An analysis by The Marshall Project provides a window into what causes thousands of people to die in prisons and jails every ...

Philosopher Susana Monsó's book Playing Possum, newly translated into English next month, makes the strong case that many animals big and small understand the concept of death. Reading time 8 minutes ...

In the final episode of the FX series Dying for Sex, a hospice nurse with an oddly comforting sense of enthusiasm explains to a patient what to expect as she dies. “Death is not a mystery. It is not a ...

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Death is a topic most of us avoid, yet it is the one certainty in life. From Bollywood dramas to spiritual talks, death is often shown as mysterious or frightening. But behind the fear, science, ...

Death has always been one of humanity’s greatest mysteries, but a completely accidental brain scan captured something that might change how we think about our final moments. What scientists discovered ...

Death doulas offer essential emotional, spiritual, and practical support to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their families during the end-of-life journey, ensuring a peaceful and dignified ...