Death11 Feb 2024The lost art of the death maskThe Western world was once obsessed with these macabre memorials.11 Feb 2024Future19 Jan 2024Should museums display human remains?Amid growing controversy, museums are grappling with collections from the colonial era – and one issue in particular. What should they do with human remains?19 Jan 2024Future22 Aug 2023What is the greenest funeral option?Our funeral practices have a high carbon footprint. Becca Warner explores how she could plan her own more environmentally-friendly burial.22 Aug 2023Future8 Sep 2022The mystery of Europe's bog murdersUncannily well-preserved bodies from the ancient world occasionally surface Northern Europe's bogs. Stranger even than their remarkable preservation is the manner of their deaths.8 Sep 2022Future9 Aug 2022Why do we die?Certain jellyfish and their relatives offer tantalising clues as to whether immortality is possible – so why does death become the rest of us?9 Aug 2022Future9 May 2022What does dying really feel like?One of life's (and death's) biggest questions - how do we experience those final moments when we die?9 May 2022Death30 Mar 2022The world's first underwater burial siteThe world's first underwater burial site, Neptune Memorial Reef, is home to the cremated remains of 1,000 people.30 Mar 2022Death23 Feb 2022One night in a 'haunted' Sicilian castleThe truth about a 'haunted' Sicilian castle.23 Feb 2022Death23 Feb 2022How thinking about death warps your mindAn increased awareness of our own mortality can influence our biases, desires and even our politics.23 Feb 2022Death
