MESA, Ariz. - Headlines were made last week when it was revealed human rights activist Desmond Tutu wasn’t cremated, but he was aquamated. A new type of cremation that uses water and is supposedly ...

The process consumes significantly less energy than traditional flame cremation. The bill to make it an approved cremation ...

SAN ANTONIO (WOAI) — The decision on what can be done with a person's remains will eventually have to be answered, and some folks in Texas are hoping for a new option. Advocates and some lawmakers are ...

Alkaline hydrolysis is a form of flameless cremation where a human body can be liquified and turned into wastewater after death. An online video on alkaline hydrolysis is spurring claims that human ...

UNDATED (WKRC/KIMT/CBS Newspath) - Funeral directors are offering water cremation as a new option, although it's not legal in every state. Natural water cremation, also known as alkaline hydrolysis, ...

PHOENIX - When it comes to burials, Americans overwhelmingly choose either burying their loved ones or cremating them, according to figures from the National Funeral Directors Association. However, ...

CNN — Family members gathered to say their goodbyes to anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu at a private service at St. George's Cathedral on Sunday, where his ashes were interred in Cape Town and laid to ...

Among the bills filed for this year’s legislative session is a proposal to give Texans a new way to cremate their loved ones that’s described as being “more environmentally friendly.” The legislation ...

Thanks to modern chemistry, new alternatives for the final disposition of the formerly living are emerging. If you haven't thought about having your body dissolved in a mixture of water and alkali, ...

Alkaline hydrolysis is a more energy efficient method than traditional cremation, which requires temperatures of 1,600 degrees and significant energy use.