For millennia, humans have used different methods to preserve the deceased, from Egyptian mummification to modern embalming. While embalming is common in the United States, there is growing interest ...

For millennia humans have used different methods to preserve the deceased, from Egyptian mummification to modern embalming. While embalming is common in the United States, there is growing ...

The Vatican has begun the solemn process of laying the pontiff to rest — a process steeped in centuries-old Catholic tradition and modern embalming science.

Before the Civil War, embalming was performed mainly to preserve the body for the purpose of medical studies. There were no specific guidelines for the embalmer.

In most parts of the world, embalming a body is rare, and in some cultures it is forbidden or frowned on. But in this country, embalming has largely become a routine part of the rituals of death ...

From the ruins of an embalming workshop, scientists have discovered the substances and concoctions ancient Egyptians used to mummify the dead.

Ahead of his lying-in-state, Pope Francis's body was made ready to withstand Rome's warm spring weather with a temporary embalming and a touch of make-up, an expert told AFP.

ROME — Ahead of his lying-in-state, Pope Francis’s body was made ready to withstand Rome’s warm spring weather with a temporary embalming and a touch of make-up, an expert told AFP.

News Mortuary science students could legally practice embalming under bill headed to governor Published: Jun. 06, 2019, 9:00 a.m.

An Arkansas mortician has revealed that he does not remove silicone breast implants after a person dies, even though they don’t decompose alongside other parts of the body.