Bodies don't go into the pods. Rather, cremated human remains are placed in the biodegradable, plastic-derived urns, and then those urns get covered in soil. After that, a pre-existing tree gets ...

Two Italian designers are bringing a new meaning to "family tree." Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel proposed a plan to make cemeteries more eco-friendly by replacing headstones with trees. It's called ...

With over 7 billion people on the planet, all of whom have an expiration date, outdated modes of burial really have to be revisited. There just isn’t enough space to accommodate the remains of an ever ...

Modern burial practices are an environmental nightmare. Toxic chemicals from the embalming process leach into the air and soil. Caskets and burial vaults use a ton of materials. And memorial parks ...

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For a few years, I worked as an assistant to a woman who owned a number of funeral homes, so I'm pretty well versed with funeral-speak. Jealous? While most people use the word coffin, it's actually ...

The cemetery can be a grim place. Hulking tombstones and mausoleums serve as a constant reminder of the passage of time and our own mortality. But one Italian initiative is out to change all that, and ...

A bizarre burial alternative to turn your body into a tree after you die is trying to be got off the ground - or rather under it - in Italy. This radical different approach to death explores the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bodies don't go into the pods. Rather, cremated human remains are placed in the biodegradable, plastic-derived urns, and then ...