The New Jersey State Legislature is on the verge of legalizing human composting, a process that transforms bodies into soil.

Minnesota has a slew of state laws taking effect, but one in particular may be unfamiliar to many: terramation, also known as ...

An alternative to burial or cremation — allowing dead bodies to break down into a soil-like product — is just a signature away from reality in New Jersey.

In the fall of 2017, investors raised $693,000 and in the spring of 2018 Lynne Carpenter-Boggs of Washington State University worked with Spade to complete a study on natural organic reduction ...

Return Home, the nation's leading provider of human composting, also known as Natural Organic Reduction (NOR), announced today that it is actively planning to open a new facility in Minnesota. This ...

A park employee at the Grand Canyon was exposed to hantavirus, and a separate case of exposure to rabies in the park has also ...

Most food deliveries come wrapped in petrochemicals. But there are ways to reduce the disposable plastic delivered to your ...

Alina Habba’s term as interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey is set to expire in three weeks. But on Tuesday, President Trump ...

Anxiety, grief, sadness, anger. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people. Among the many impacts of climate change, the mental health challenges are ...

University of Rhode Island oceanographer Jaime Palter speaks out on what she thinks the impacts will be of cuts to federal science funding.

What’s in your take-out order? Plastic. Lots of it. Most to-go food comes boxed, bagged or otherwise accompanied by ...