Bodies don't go into the pods. Rather, cremated human remains are placed in the biodegradable, plastic-derived urns, and then those urns get covered in soil. After that, a pre-existing tree gets ...

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - Coffins and cremations are so 2015. Designers in Italy have developed an egg-shaped burial pod which biodegrades and transforms the body of the deceased into a tree. Sound weird?

For a few years, I worked as an assistant to a woman who owned a number of funeral homes, so I'm pretty well versed with funeral-speak. Jealous? While most people use the word coffin, it's actually ...

Two Italian designers are bringing a new meaning to "family tree." Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel proposed a plan to make cemeteries more eco-friendly by replacing headstones with trees. It's called ...

With over 7 billion people on the planet, all of whom have an expiration date, outdated modes of burial really have to be revisited. There just isn’t enough space to accommodate the remains of an ever ...

Modern burial practices are an environmental nightmare. Toxic chemicals from the embalming process leach into the air and soil. Caskets and burial vaults use a ton of materials. And memorial parks ...

It's a familiar conversation in our house. When my husband dies, he wants to be cremated, with his ashes scattered in beloved locations ranging from the river behind our house to national parks ...

Biodegradable burial pods that contain cremated human remains turn bodies into trees. Rating: Context: Bodies don't go into the pods. Rather, cremated human remains are placed in the biodegradable, ...