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 ...

Green burials have caught on as people look for eco-friendly ways to handle their remains. Water cremation is another way and ...

With the growing cost of funerals and increasing number of people choosing not to have a traditional funeral, cremations have become a popular way to remember your loved ones. To stay within budget ...

- 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 ...

The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...

Water cremation will be available in the UK later this year, with Co-Op Funeralcare becoming the first company to offer the service. Also called resomation, the process uses chemicals to break down ...

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base ...