For centuries, many cultures around the world embalmed their dead, often for religious reasons. Accordingly, embalming methods differ, but not all of them are studied equally well. In a first report ...

Erica Lattimore is pursuing legal action against EMS workers who contributed to Timesha Beauchamp's death declaration in August 2020 Timesha Beauchamp, who had cerebral palsy, was still breathing when ...

While the fate of our consciousness is a matter of personal belief, what happens to our physical bodies after death is universal. Lianna Champ, 59, the UK’s first female undertaker and embalmer, has ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to analyze the composition of scents given off by mummies ...

Researchers found a centuries-old mummy from Austria exceptionally well preserved – likely the result of a never-before reported embalming method using wood chips, twigs, fabric, and zinc chloride The ...

Timesha Beauchamp, 20, was still breathing and had her eyes open when a funeral home worker prepared to embalm her body in August 2020 A Michigan mother is speaking out five years after her ...