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17

Apr


 Why Tylenol may ease your fear of death  



The painkiller seems capable of ‘blocking existential unease in the same way it prevents pain,’ says researcher.

The painkiller seems capable of ‘blocking existential unease in the same way it prevents pain,’ says researcher.

26

Feb


5 weird things that happen after you die 



The grave, gross facts about how your body decomposes.            

The grave, gross facts about how your body decomposes.            

07

Dec

treehugger:

What’s the greenest way to dispose of a body, after a natural death and hopefully after a long life, of course? Burial? Cremation? 
How about feeding the dead to vultures. 

Who out there would like their body to be fed to vultures?

treehugger:

What’s the greenest way to dispose of a body, after a natural death and hopefully after a long life, of course? Burial? Cremation? 

How about feeding the dead to vultures. 

Who out there would like their body to be fed to vultures?

28

Nov

Going green when it’s your time to goFrom biodegradable coffins to tree-sprouting urns, eco-friendly burials offer a way for those who live green to also die green.

Going green when it’s your time to go
From biodegradable coffins to tree-sprouting urns, eco-friendly burials offer a way for those who live green to also die green.

17

Aug

Go ahead, fake your own death (It’s not a crime)While it’s not illegal to fake your own death, it is easy to fall into fraudulent behaviors while setting up a new identity.

Go ahead, fake your own death (It’s not a crime)
While it’s not illegal to fake your own death, it is easy to fall into fraudulent behaviors while setting up a new identity.

07

Jul

Going green when it’s your time to goFrom biodegradable coffins to tree-sprouting urns, eco-friendly burials offer a way for those who live green to also die green.

Going green when it’s your time to go
From biodegradable coffins to tree-sprouting urns, eco-friendly burials offer a way for those who live green to also die green.

07

May

Why thoughts of death may be good for youReminders of human mortality can have positive or negative effects, depending on how things play out, according to research.

Why thoughts of death may be good for you
Reminders of human mortality can have positive or negative effects, depending on how things play out, according to research.

18

Mar

Near-death experience or lucid dream? Researchers solve the mysteryThe new research may have implications for those who believe in the afterlife.

Near-death experience or lucid dream? Researchers solve the mystery
The new research may have implications for those who believe in the afterlife.

24

Jan

Morbid curiosity inspires diverse art collectionArt collector seeks to provide an ‘overall view of death from his perspective’ with the array of photos, chandeliers and paintings.

Morbid curiosity inspires diverse art collection
Art collector seeks to provide an ‘overall view of death from his perspective’ with the array of photos, chandeliers and paintings.

20

Jan

Going green when it’s your time to goFrom biodegradable coffins to tree-sprouting urns, eco-friendly burials offer a way for those who live green to also die green.

Going green when it’s your time to go
From biodegradable coffins to tree-sprouting urns, eco-friendly burials offer a way for those who live green to also die green.