For centuries, many cultures around the world embalmed their dead, often for religious reasons. Accordingly, embalming methods differ, but not all of them are studied equally well. In a first report ...

A senior citizen, who was declared dead and sent to a funeral home to be embalmed, woke up inside a body bag. Medical professionals had pronounced Walter Williams dead, leading his heartbroken family ...

Embalming is one of the most common options for temporarily preserving bodies after death – but what exactly does it entail? Most people don’t like to think about what happens to people’s bodies after ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...