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Cut and impact marks indicating cannibalism on various human parts of the skeleton from the Maszycka Cave.

Butchered skulls point to Europe’s Ice Age cannibals Butchered skulls point to Europe’s Ice Age cannibals

A monkey carrying dead offspring.

How animals react to death: From vigils to cannibalism How animals react to death: From vigils to cannibalism

By Lauren Leffer

Skeletal remains of child buried in vampire grave

Medieval child ‘vampire burial’ exhumed near Polish cathedral Medieval child ‘vampire burial’ exhumed near Polish cathedral

Close up of Screaming Woman mummy's face

‘Screaming woman’ may solve a 3,500-year-old mummy mystery ‘Screaming woman’ may solve a 3,500-year-old mummy mystery

The world’s oldest wine contains a cremated Roman aristocrat The world’s oldest wine contains a cremated Roman aristocrat

Three alkaline hydrolysis machines for pet remains at the Bio-Response manufacturing facility

Inside the warehouse that builds machines to liquify dead bodies Inside the warehouse that builds machines to liquify dead bodies

By Helen Bradshaw

a panoramic view of the milky way galaxy

What would happen if the Milky Way died? What would happen if the Milky Way died?

By Tatyana Woodall

Black person with short gray hair in a red collared shirt wearing a COVID mask looking directly into the camera

Machine learning is finally helping us track COVID deaths faster and more accurately Machine learning is finally helping us track COVID deaths faster and more accurately

By Kate Baggaley

medicine cabinet with red wine, caviar

Why this French hospital serves dying patients wine and caviar Why this French hospital serves dying patients wine and caviar

By Jessica Wapner

Our brains may remain active before, and in the moments after, death.

What the recording of a dying human brain could tell us What the recording of a dying human brain could tell us

planets lined up over an art illustration

Death ‘by planet’ was surprisingly common in the 1600s Death ‘by planet’ was surprisingly common in the 1600s

By Popular Science Team

a person with their head down in their laptop

Stress can literally kill you. Here’s how. Stress can literally kill you. Here’s how.

By Leigh Cowart

A folded American flag rests on top of a grave stone, with other gravestones in the background.

COVID-19 has now killed 1 in 500 Americans COVID-19 has now killed 1 in 500 Americans

The US has had more than 40 million COVID cases since the pandemic began

The US has had more than 40 million COVID cases since the pandemic began The US has had more than 40 million COVID cases since the pandemic began

By Popular Science Team

Purple flowers growing in the soil in a cemetary

Composting a human body, explained Composting a human body, explained

By Angely Mercado

desert landscape dotted by qubbas or tombs

These centuries-old tombs in Sudan are arranged in galaxy-like clusters These centuries-old tombs in Sudan are arranged in galaxy-like clusters

By Kate Baggaley

The Panga ya Saidi cave, where the oldest African burial remains were discovered.

The earliest known human burial in Africa was a carefully laid down child The earliest known human burial in Africa was a carefully laid down child

These are the most common allergies (and the deadliest) These are the most common allergies (and the deadliest)

By Sara Chodosh

astronaut on spacewalk

Ask Us Anything: What happens to your body when you die in space? Ask Us Anything: What happens to your body when you die in space?

By Shannon Stirone

Replika AI chatbots

Old text messages are letting people chat with the dead Old text messages are letting people chat with the dead

By Davide Sisto/MIT Press Reader