Tag: death
The living coffin that transforms your body into compost
A Dutch startup has created a fully biodegradable mycelium casket – and it says the orders are flooding in
Environment Society
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‘I play his favourite reggae songs’: the joyful ways people remember loved ones
Marking the anniversary of a loved one’s death is an important ritual. But these events don’t need to be only sorrowful
Written in partnership with Bequest
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Fancy discussing your demise over tea and cake? The rise of the ‘death cafe’
What are death cafes, why is their popularity surging, and how can we prepare positively for our passing?
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Rewilding from beyond the grave: the burial plots that heal broken landscapes
A burial startup wants to use death to breathe new life into degraded ecosystems, helping the departed leave a ‘positive’ legacy
Conservation Environment Lifestyle Spirit
Recording the precious stories of the dying
A charity that records people’s life stories in hospices is now set to expand its work to homeless people and prisoners
Society
Woman who lost her mother at 20 launches network for bereaved young people
Beth Rowland lost her mum when she was 20. She now runs a support network to help other bereaved young people
Society Wellbeing
