Four decades ago, less than 5 percent of American were cremated when they died. Now that figure stands at nearly half. This is how cremation actually works, and what happens to a culture when its attitude about how to memorialize the dead undergoes a rev
For humans, tissue digestion appeals to the alternative burial community, which likes the idea that the process is both cheaper and more environmentally friendly than cremation. Some people feel that alkaline hydrolysis is disrespectful to human remains, since it does involve turning the remains into...
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The term teacup chihuahua is mainly an American term. It’s often used to refer to the size of a chihuahua and shouldn’t be used to categorize a specific type of chihuahua as you would reference a short-haired vs a long-haired chihuahua or a deerhead chihuahua vs an applehead chihuahua...
Your Body Is Tested for Communicable Diseases Photo: PublicDomainPictures Pixabay CC0 1.0 Even if your living body passed the rigorous screening process required to become a “deceased donor,” you could still get rejected once you die. As Medical Daily reports, only about 30 pe...
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400-500 years and they are often several hundred square meters in size.A significant feature of these cemeteries is that they are not visible above ground which makes them disappear into the landscape.They consist of larger and smaller granite stones that seem to be placed in an irreg- ular ...
Grief is human, but this doesn't mean you have to like it. (Note: we recognize that grief is not exclusively to humans.) In case you're worried, I will not be giving a sanctimonious lecture about how you should embrace death and grief because they are a part of the human condition....
Burning carcasses inside a fired incinerator reduces mass and destroys pathogens. ... Cremation, used to process human bodies, is not quite the same as incineration.Animals can be cremated, although this is more often done for vets whose owners may have a sentimental attachment to the animals....
An executor of an estate is an individual appointed to administer the last will of a deceased person and carry out the instructions to manage the affairs. They are appointed either by thetestatoror a court. Executors ensure all assets in the will are accounted for and transfer these assets to...