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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years. I learned a lot about our bodies and death by doing my job. After an autopsy, ...

A team of bioarchaeologists from the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Université de Bordeaux, and Aix-Marseille Université has found evidence of an aristocratic ...

The Anatomy of Death Museum houses an unusual collection of death-related artifacts, including antique embalming equipment, vintage coffins, horse-drawn funeral carriages and real human skulls.

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The history of embalming in America is deeply ...

When I tell people I worked as a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years, I'm met with two responses: disgusted fear and excited curiosity. The latter are teeming with questions and are delighted ...