Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed a sealed packet of the epic poem resting atop a Roman-era mummy, suggesting they may have been used as a magical ward for the afterlife. Papyri were plentiful in the ...

National Geographic was founded in 1888 by a group of visionaries who embodied an era of exploration, discovery, invention, and change. With offices around the world and headquarters in Washington, ...

Inside is the equipment for one of the funeral industry’s fastest-growing trends: human composting. Earth Funeral, a company with offices in San Francisco and New York, describes the process as “soil ...

A sprawling 20-acre hayfield in rural Minnesota was meant to become a green cemetery where loved ones could be buried in a more environmentally friendly manner. But as word of the project spread, ...

A summertime visit to a U.S. national park is something that looms large in the imagination of many Americans. Here, The Wall Street Journal lays out an objective view of the best national parks from ...