Elephant calves have been found buried – what does that mean?

Recent reports of burials of elephant calves are intriguing but it’s impossible to confirm that this was intentional.

Leanne Proops, Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of Portsmouth • conversation
March 15, 2024 • ~6 min

Funerals will hit 100 million a year by 2060 – here’s how to make them more sustainable

Death is a part of life: but environmentally harmful burial practices, overcrowded cemeteries and unaffordable funerals are denying many the right to a good death.

Julie Rugg, Senior Research Fellow, University of York • conversation
Aug. 6, 2021 • ~7 min

How we discovered the oldest human burial in Africa – and what it tells us about our ancestors

Burials seem to have been uncommon in Africa some 80,000 years ago, although they were widespread in Eurasia.

Simon Armitage, Professor in Quaternary Science, Royal Holloway • conversation
May 5, 2021 • ~6 min

When someone dies, what happens to the body?

A funeral director explains how the bodies of the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation in the United States.

Mark Evely, Program Director and Assistant Professor of Mortuary Science, Wayne State University • conversation
Sept. 15, 2020 • ~8 min

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