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What happens if someone dies in space?
An artist's depiction of two astronauts on Mars. cokada/E+ via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
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What’s behind our enduring fascination with wives and mothers who kill?
A family photo of Andrea Yates, her husband and four of their five children. Yates killed all five by drowning them in a bathtub in 2001.Photo Courtesy of Yates Family/Getty ImagesIn March 2023, a Utah...
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This university class uses color and emotion to explore the end of life
An imaginative watercolor drawing by Madison Zhao inviting students to enter the 'Schools of Color.' Madison Zhao/Courtesy of Marcia Brennan, Author providedUncommon Courses is an occasional series...
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The scent of the ancient Egyptian afterlife has been recreated – here’s what...
Burial ceremonies as depicted in the Book of the Dead of Hunefer.© The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SATo be human is to wonder what happens after we die. Is there an afterlife? If so, what...
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Why ‘Barbie’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ made 2023 the dead girl summer
In one sense, Barbie is already dead, cheerfully doomed to repeat the same pink day, devoid of food, conflict and sex.Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesAriel and Barbie have quite a bit in common: They’re both...
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Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your...
After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies.Matriyoshka/iStock via Getty Images PlusEach human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms...
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‘Why did he Leve Me?’ 5 things grieving children want to know about the death...
ShutterstockDeath and grief are not easy to talk about. Talking to children about these can be harder still. Our instinct to protect children from harsh realities means we might avoid these topics...
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From India and Taiwan to Tibet, the living assist the dead in their passage
Hindu devotees prepare to scatter ashes of the deceased into the sea as part of Ngaben, a mass cremation ceremony, in Surabaya, Indonesia.Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty ImagesMany people see death as a...
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Voluntary assisted dying is finally being considered in the ACT. How would it...
Rich Brown/UnsplashThe first Australian Capital Territory voluntary assisted dying bill in more than 25 years was tabled in parliament yesterday. This was possible after the Commonwealth lifted the ban...
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American individualism lives on after death, as consumers choose new ways to...
LifeGem is a company that extracts carbon from cremated human remains and transforms it into diamonds to remember loved ones. Handout/LifeGem via Getty ImagesDeath may be inevitable and universal, but...
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As a death doula and professor who teaches about dying, I see a need for more...
Students in a death and dying class have the opportunity to become a ‘death ambassador,’ in recognition of their new level of awareness that could help foster healthy conversations about death and...
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In the face of death, destruction and displacement, beauty plays a vital role...
A Palestinian boy climbs on a painted wall in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City in 2015.AP Photo/Hatem MoussaA small group of children in Gaza sit on a lavender and white blanket around a small tray...
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Forensic anthropologists work to identify human skeletal remains and uncover...
Forensic anthropologists can be called in when human remains are discovered.Ashley Cooper/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesA seasoned deer hunter is shocked when his hound dog trots up with a human femur...
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Henry Kissinger has died. The titan of US foreign policy changed the world,...
Henry Kissinger was the ultimate champion of the United States’ foreign policy battles. The former US secretary of state died on November 29 2023 after living for a century.The magnitude of his...
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Remembered by our pets: More animals are getting a mention in obituaries
Over the years, more obituaries have grown longer, providing more room to mention a person's pets, hobbies and passions.(Shutterstock)Animals occupy many different roles in our lives. Some consider...
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Forget flowers, the greatest gift for 18th century romantics was the heart of...
Sigismunda Mourning Over the Heart of Guiscardo by William Hogarth (1759).Tate, CC BY-SAEvery Valentine’s Day, we’re inundated with hearts. We purchase cards with hearts and heart-shaped balloons. We...
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Not all mourning happens after bereavement – for some, grief can start years...
fizkes/ShutterstockFor many people, grief starts not at the point of death, but from the moment a loved one is diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. Whether it’s the diagnosis of an advanced cancer...
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We talked to dozens of people about their experience of grief. Here’s what we...
ShutterstockHave you ever felt a sudden pang of sadness? A bird seems to stop and look you in the eye. A photo drops out of a messy drawer from long ago, in the mundanity of a weekend spring clean....
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Music therapy could help manage the pain of bereavement
Kzenon/ShutterstockGrief has always inspired songwriters. Popular songs including Let Me Go, by Gary Barlow, Eric Clapton’s Tears in Heaven and The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics, were all...
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Bereavement policies need to be updated to better support employees affected...
Current bereavement policies do not address the reality of employees with family members that have used, or are planning to use, medical assistance in dying (MAID) services.(Shutterstock)Imagine your...
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Ghostbots: AI versions of deceased loved ones could be a serious threat to...
Alena Ivochkina/ShutterstockWe all experience loss and grief. Imagine, though, that you don’t need to say goodbye to your loved ones. That you can recreate them virtually so you can have conversations...
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Could ADHD drugs reduce the risk of early death? Unpacking the findings from...
Dragana Gordic/ShutterstockAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can have a considerable impact on the day-to-day functioning and overall wellbeing of people affected. It causes a variety of...
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Elephant calves have been found buried – what does that mean?
A recent study by Indian scientists outlined cases of elephant burials. worradirek/ShutterstockThe myth of elephant graveyards has pervaded popular culture, and recent observations of buried Asian...
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Biden and Trump, though old, are both likely to survive to the end of the...
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are nearly twice the median age of the U.S. population.AP PhotoIn a recent poll, 67% of Americans surveyed believe that President Joe Biden, 81, is too old to serve...
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The Humberside funeral home incident shows England and Wales need a better...
photographercap|ShutterstockIn early March 2024, Humberside Police received reports of concerns over “care for the deceased” at a funeral directors in Hull. Two people have reportedly been bailed after...
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