"Untitled Arrangement (Yellow Roses)" is a part of a series by photographer Rachel Cox exploring the necessity of beauty when processing grief My mother died of breast cancer. After two years of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. By the time Pope John Paul II's body is finally laid to rest Friday, ...

Before the Civil War, embalming was performed mainly to preserve the body for the purpose of medical studies. There were no specific guidelines for the embalmer. Embalming was performed by those with ...

President Abraham Lincoln died on April 15th, 1865, mere hours after John Wilkes Booth inflicted the mortal gunshot wound, but his body had to survive a 19-day train ride across the country before ...

The late pope's remains will be on display for three days in Saint Peter's Basilica - Copyright VATICAN MEDIA/AFP Handout The late pope's remains will be on display ...

ROME – Pope John Paul II's (search) body was probably lightly embalmed before being exposed for public viewing for four days ahead of his funeral and burial, a Rome embalmer said Friday. Massimo ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The history of embalming in America is deeply rooted in both necessity and cultural ...

For millennia, humans have used different methods to preserve the deceased, from Egyptian mummification to modern embalming. While embalming is common in the United States, there is growing interest ...

Nearly 30 years after his burial, Salvador Dali’s mustache has retained its exquisitely twisted appearance. Forensic researchers exhumed the surrealist painter’s body this week to remove bones, nails, ...