(Xuanyu Han/Moment RF/Getty Images) Of all the strange trappings associated with the near-death experience, none is so ...

Science has studied people who came remarkably close to death, but the hardest question still remains beyond direct measurement. That gap is exactly where the debate becomes most interesting.

The final moments of life do not follow one universal pattern. What science has learned about pain and fading consciousness ...

Humanity throughout history has struggled to know the answers to existential questions such as where we came from, why we are here on this planet and what will happen when we die. Near-death ...

Outside the emergency room entrance, Katie Winschief floated above her body as paramedics put her in a wheelchair and rushed her toward the hospital doors. Everyone on the ground grew smaller as she ...

During a hospital resuscitation, a nurse removed an unconscious man’s dentures and placed them in a drawer of a crash cart. Days later, after the patient regained consciousness, he was told his teeth ...

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In Part 1, we posed the question, "What happens to us when we die?".This time, I would like to consider that question from ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. Bruce Greyson sees patients flatline and come ...