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A team of researchers using "OrganEx" technology were able to stave off cell death and partially restart the organ functions of dead pigs.

Scientists Pump Pig Corpses With Artificial Blood to “Partially Revive” Organs

By Frank Landymore

Doctors published a study in the European Heart Journal that found people who add salt to their food are more likely to die a premature death.

Salting Your Food Can Kill You Faster, Doctors Say

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Researchers from Switzerland and the US say they brought neurons and retinal cells back to "life" after death. The eye cells detected color and light.

Scientists Claim to Bring Dead Human Eye Cells Back to Life

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Cognitive neuroscience professor Guillaume Thierry explores the experience of death and how long our brains can stil process information after we die.

Neuroscience and Brain

Neuroscientist Ponders Whether People Remain Conscious After Having Their Heads Chopped Off

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists had the opportunity to study the brain waves of a dying person — and found an increase in activity associated with memory and dreams.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Recorded the Brain Activity of a Person as They Died, and the Results Are Astonishing

By Tony Ho Tran

According to MarketWatch, John McAfee's body is the subject of a dramatic legal conflict involving his daughter, his ex-wife, and Barcelona investigators.

Various People Are Fighting Over John McAfee’s Body, Which Is Stuck in a Spanish Morgue

By Jon Christian

The California state legislature might legalize human composting in the state, reducing the environmental toll of traditional burial or cremation.

New California Law Would Allow Human Composting

By Dan Robitzski

The staff at ZooTampa are investigating the deaths of 12 stingrays after they were discovered dead in their Stingray Bay exhibit Thursday morning.

Every Single Stingray at This Zoo Just Died

By Tony Ho Tran

A gruesome study found that one kind of brain cell actually gets more active and starts to grow for hours after people die.

Neuroscience and Brain

After You Die, Some Cells in Your Brain Become More Active

By Dan Robitzski

How can you say goodbye to a loved one who fell victim to a pandemic? The outbreak of COVID-19 is forcing officials to ponder some serious questions.

Coronavirus Could Force Funerals to be Livestreamed

Human composting is becoming more popular, and according to the BBC, it may be a better choice for the environment as well.

Human Composting is Better for the Environment

A video of a mother having a reunion with her deceased daughter in VR raises all sorts of questions about the future of grieving and mortality.

Watch a Mother Reunite With Her Deceased Child in VR

By Kristin Houser

A scientist and a fashion designer on working a "Martian death project" that would include a system to compost dead Mars colonists' corpses.

Scientist: Mars Colonists Will Need to Compost Dead Human Bodies

By Kristin Houser

In order to make robots more effective at their jobs, scientists suggest programming them with an inate fear of their own deaths.

To Make Robots Perform Better, Make Them Constantly Fear Death

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at a U.S. healthcare provider trained an AI to predict when you'll die by which patients were at a higher risk of dying within the next year.

This AI Knows When You’ll Die and Its Creators Don’t Know How

By Victor Tangermann

Deaths, injuries, and suicide attempts have landed Amazon on a list of the country’s most dangerous employers according to a new report from The Guardian.

After Deaths, Amazon Lands on List of Most Dangerous Employers

By Natalie Coleman

After photographing dead bodies for 17 months, scientists at a body farm made a greusome discovery: decomposing corpses wriggle around as they dry up.

Horrifying Study: Corpses Thrash Around For a Year After Death

By Dan Robitzski

A new blood test that looks at just 14 biomarkers could one day allow doctors to predict the likelihood you're going to die within five to 10 years.

This Blood Test Seems to Predict if People Are Going to Die Soon

By Kristin Houser

A Tesla hearse, converted from a 2018 Model S, is currently listed on a Norwegian classifieds website for the equivalent of about $208,000.

You Can Now Buy a Tesla Hearse for $200,000

By Kristin Houser

These days, people tend to die from cancer, heart disease and accidents. Here are our guesses about all the ways we'll die in the future.

7 Ways to Die in the Future

By Sarah Marquart

A new study says that based on Facebook's current numbers, dead people's accounts will outnumber the living in about 50 years.

In 50 Years, Dead People Will Make up Most of Facebook’s Users

By Dan Robitzski

A cat named Pikachu, who died and was cremated in January, will be the first cat to have its ashes launched out into space.

A Dead Cat Named Pikachu Is Getting Launched Into Space

By Dan Robitzski

A bill that would legalize human composting after death is just a governor's signature away from becoming law in Washington state.

Washington Is One Signature Away From Legalizing Human Composting

By Kristin Houser

A team from Yale created a system that let them breathe new life into pig brains that had been removed from the animals' skulls.

Science & Energy

Yale Scientists Kept Decapitated Pigs’ Brains Alive for 36 Hours

By Kristin Houser

Facebook just announced changes to how it handles dead peoples' memorialized accounts. It'll no longer suggest that you invite dead people to events.

Facebook Will Stop Suggesting You Invite Dead People to Events

By Dan Robitzski

More and more Chinese citizens are opting for eco burials as a way to cope with the increasing price of grave plots due to a lack of land.

In China, Overpriced Graves Force People to Bury Dead in Jars

By Kristin Houser

Washington State may be set to become the first state to allow human composting

Washington May Become the First State to Legalize Human Composting

The Digital Afterlife is Open for Business. But It Needs Rules.

The Digital Afterlife is Open for Business. But It Needs Rules.

By Dan Robitzski

Uber’s Self-Driving Car Just Killed a Pedestrian (updated)

Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber’s Self-Driving Car Just Killed a Pedestrian (updated)

By Kristin Houser

A human with a glowing pink skull looks at a wireframe human.

Technology Could Allow Us to Bring the Dead Back to Life

Human “Body Farms” Can Lead to Breakthroughs in Forensic Science

Science & Energy

Human “Body Farms” Can Lead to Breakthroughs in Forensic Science

An AI Can Now Predict How Much Longer You’ll Live

Artificial Intelligence

An AI Can Now Predict How Much Longer You’ll Live

Gene Activity Found to Increase Upon Death

Science & Energy

Gene Activity Found to Increase Upon Death

By Cecille De Jesus

Ever Wanted to Experience Death? Now You Can—in Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality

Ever Wanted to Experience Death? Now You Can—in Virtual Reality

By Jolene Creighton

INFOGRAPHIC: What is the Deadliest Creature in the World?

From Quarks to Quasars

INFOGRAPHIC: What is the Deadliest Creature in the World?

By Jolene Creighton

The Physics of Death (and What Happens to Your Energy When You Die)

From Quarks to Quasars

The Physics of Death (and What Happens to Your Energy When You Die)

By Jaime Trosper

Death & Decomposition in Space

From Quarks to Quasars

Death & Decomposition in Space

By Jaime Trosper