From the Austrian mountains to Japanese temples, mummification has a surprisingly wide and varied history, as Dr Russell Moul ...

Explore the untold stories of funeral workers in the Philippines, where the price of saying goodbye goes beyond financial ...

Ghanaian mortuary manager Ewurabena Quartey explains why staff knock, ask permission before bathing and embalming bodies, and ...

Washing or embalming the bodies of people who die of Ebola in Kenya has been prohibited under new public health regulations aimed at preventing the spread of the deadly virus. The rules also prohibit ...

Embalming is one of the most common options for temporarily preserving bodies after death – but what exactly does it entail?

MADURAI: A delay in receiving the body of a retired government employee donated for medical research at Madurai Medical College (MMC) has caused concern among her family members in Madurai. V ...

MONROVIA -The Liberia National Police has launched a formal investigation into the sudden and troubling deaths of two senior Catholic priests, ordering that no embalming procedures be conducted on ...