Tell us: What do you want to happen to your body after you die? Do you know what want to have happen to your body after you die? Do you want to be cremated, buried, or given an epic Viking burial?

Want to be buried or cremated? For Martha Stewart, there is a third option: composted.

Human composting is now legal in New Jersey. The bill was signed into law last week. It allows for natural organic reduction, also known as human composting. NEW JERSEY - Families who want to forgo a ...

but that has since been amended in the bill to the term "natural organic reduction." The process was studied by Washington State University researchers, who found that pathogens and contaminants were ...

When Katrina Spade entered her 30s, mortality loomed in her thoughts. As she researched what would happen to her body after she died, she realized that standard burial and cremation processes were ...

Katrina Spade is the founder of the Urban Death Project. She is raising money on Kickstarter for the design and implementation of the first ever human composting system.

Soon burial and cremation might not be the only games in town (Photo by Michal Dziekonski) In California it could soon be legal for people to be transformed into soil after death via an alternative ...

There’s a new organic compost on the market in New Jersey — human. No, this is not a scene from “The Sopranos.” Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed a bill making New Jersey the 14th state to legalize ...

After death, most people’s bodies are cremated or buried. Now a new bill in California would allow the body to be transformed into nutrient-rich soil -- via natural microbes breaking it down. This ...

What happens to your body after you die? We're talking about "green death" and why some are choosing eco-friendly deathcare options. Natural Causes: Why Some Are Choosing An Eco-Friendly End Of Life ...