The COVID pandemic and its aftermath have killed more than 1,220,000 people in the U.S. alone, and this has made everybody more aware of death’s omnipresence.

Ancient Egyptians revered animals, mummifying them as offerings to gods. Recently, scientists at the University of Manchester ...

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it ...