One of Griaule’s most famous (and controversial) claims was our ostensible knowledge of Sirius B, the companion star to ...

Around the world, museums are grappling with the question of what to do with human remains. This includes lifelike copies of those who may have died traumatically.

A US court awarded Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18m (£14m) in damages, after a jury said he was ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing ...

The pandemic accelerated economic disparity, revealing a disturbing acceptance of mass death. Did we learn nothing?

As we celebrate Purim, let's remember that neither Elon Musk nor Mahmoud Kahlil are straightforward heroes. Nor are they ...

Klotz, Petra. Suffering as a theme in Alice Walker's short stories "To hell with dying," "Strong horse tea," and "Everyday use", 2010. (Grabher) ...

Hours before a Louisiana man is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday evening ... strapped to a gurney and have a full-face respirator mask — similar to what is used by painters and sandblasters ...

East African leaders and Saudi royals are among ... One woman’s cause of death was simply “brain dead.” An untold number of Ugandans have died, too, but their government releases no data.

Louisiana plans to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman next week. Here's what to know about the ...

Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, who was convicted of the 1996 rape and murder of Mary Elliott in New Orleans, was strapped to a ...