iting into a chilli pod is painful enough, but it can have far more serious consequences than a flaming tongue and watery eyes. A two-year-old girl, who accidentally took a bite of the hot fruit, died of respiratory failure despite medical intervention. The toddler's autopsy, conducted at AIIMS, said death was caused by gastric fluids getting into the respiratory tract. The rare incident was reported a few months ago and has...

Gogi Grant, the singer whose hit ballad “The Wayward Wind” took Elvis Presley off the top spot on the Billboard charts, died Thursday, her family announced. She was 91. Grant, who recor…

The highly intelligent birds gather around their fallen comrades, but why might surprise you. By Liz Langley. (Oct. 3)

Cultures the world over have found ways to preserve the dead in almost any environment. By Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato. (Jan. 18)

Confronting my husband's digital ghosts—one email at a time. By Nancy Westaway.

Just when you thought you had a handle on all the intricacies of modern, eco-friendly burials, a new post-mortem option has emerged. After creating a stir...

The death of Darren Rainey, a mentally ill inmate thrown into a steaming shower at Dade Correctional Institution in a case that sparked scrutiny on conditions inside Florida’s prison system, has been ruled accidental, the Herald has learned. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s autopsy report, completed this week, concluded that Rainey died from complications of schizophrenia, heart disease and “confinement” in the shower back in June 2012, according to multiple law enforcement sources.

A New Essay from One of Our Favorite Southern Writers — Daniel Wallace, Author of “Big Fish” — About an Elemental and Universal Dilemma.

So far we’ve seen when you will die and how other people tend to die. Now let’s put the two together to see how and when you will die, given your sex, race, and age.

The death-embracing magic of Marie Kondo. By Laura Miller.

The endeavor assumes that computers could manage billions of billions of cerebral connections. Alas, that's not happening anytime soon. By Nicolas P. Rougier.

A brief introduction to death

A 4-year-old Dallas boy goes to get cavities fixed — and is drugged to death. First they drugged him. Then they sent Mom to the waiting room. Then they strapped his torso and wrists to a padded board. But Junior did not let down his guard. At the sound of the drill, dental records say, the 4-year-old began “whining, crying and moving.” So they pulled a strap across his forehead, then soldiered on to the last breath. His death opens a door into dentistry’s netherworld...

I emerge from this conversation dumbfounded. I've seen this a million times before, but it still gets me every time... By Tim J. Lawrence.

Every year, roughly 40,000 people die in Minnesota. For some, it’s weeks or months before anyone finds their bodies. Meet the crew who comes in to clean up the mess. By Andy Mannix.

Just weeks after taking office, Stephen “Greg” Fisk was found dead at his home, prompting shock and speculation.

Cemeteries in Greek cities are so overcrowded that bodies are often only kept in the ground for three years. By Chloe Hadjimatheou.

A Los Angeles undertaker wants to end our estrangement from death by bringing corpses back home. By Rebecca Mead.

Humai, a Los Angeles-based tech company, is hoping to bring back the dead within 30 years. A Los Angeles-based technology company has a goal of bringing dead people back to life within the next 30 years. Humai’s official website states that artificial intelligence and nanotechnology are being used to analyze human processes, and the creation of “an artificial body” is in the works.

In tracing the history and culture of corpses, a new book shows the importance of remembrance to our species. By Julie Beck.