Forget tradition: A lot of traditional funeral expenses are useless upsells.

A 28-year-old Carbondale woman — who police said smoked embalming fluid-laced marijuana the night her 2-month-old son died in ...

Embalming, or the practice of preserving a body to delay decomposition, was the preference of most Georgians just a few ...

The demographics in Georgia are changing, and so is the way people choose to ceremoniously depart this world.  Embalming, or ...

Ancient mummies still carry a scent after thousands of years. Scientists are finally decoding what it reveals.

In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic ...

The art of mummification has long been shrouded in mystery, but new research shows the musty smell of mummified remains helps ...

A handful of public companies and private equity-backed firms are targeting funeral homes as the silver tsunami approaches.