When a massive tree toppled in the floodplains of Fonte Boa, a region in the Brazilian Amazon, local fishermen noticed ...

The ceramic vessels contained the bones of pre-Columbian Indigenous people, as well as fish, frog and turtle remains ...

Emotional and financial considerations range from euthanasia timing, cremation decisions and how to best memorialize a furry ...

Current Dalai Lama rejects Chinese authority over the process, while China claims control over selection via the urn. The row ...

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) president, Penpa Tsering, challenged China's claim over the Dalai Lama's succession, ...

An archaeologist excavates one of the ceramic urns at the site of Lago do Cochila in Fonte Boa, Brazil. LAGO DO CHOCILA, ...

Archaeologists searching under a toppled tree in the Amazon discovered seven funerary urns buried beneath the roots. Of the seven urns—two larger than the others—skeletal remains included that of ...

As the Dalai Lama approaches his 90th birthday, he asserts the authority of his India-based trust to name his reincarnation, ...

Marking his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama directly challenged China’s efforts to control Tibetan Buddhist succession. He ...

This case began in June when a husband requested for his wife’s body to be moved from Cedar Hill Cemetery so he could be ...