Scientists have uncovered a surprising new twist in what happens when cells die. As dying cells break apart, they leave ...

We've all heard the stories about the bright light, your life flashing before your eyes, or maybe even a mysterious figure/voice telling you it's not your time yet. But what really happens after a ...

Humans have been pondering the nature of death since prehistoric times, with evidence of funeral practices dating back to early hominids more than 400,000 years ago. In the millennia since, our ...

Groundbreaking research revealed that many genes in mice, zebrafish, and humans actually become more active after clinical death. This suggests that we need to redefine death, because it’s not a ...

People’s knee-jerk reaction to seeing death in nature is often not positive. The burn scar left by wildfire on a ...

A doctor and a novelist on the life-changing power of post-mortem investigations. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please ...

The oldest known cases, discovered among hunter-gatherers in Siberian graves, contradict the theory that the disease once was ...

Kent Kiehl convinced the US legal system he can find violence in prisoners’ brains. His theories have been since used by defense lawyers – with grave consequences for prisoners ...