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May 04, 2016 05:00 AM EDT

'Back To Life': Trial Project Bringing Dead Alive Wins Approval

A trial project could soon be underway to see if the central nervous system of brain dead people can be brought back to life.

Apr 30, 2015 04:31 PM EDT

The Strange and Bizarre Funerary Practices of Humans

We burn them. We embalm them. We bury them. We even eat them. As long as humans have walked the Earth, they've disposed of their dead in one way or another, some evolving into funerary practices that continue to range from typical to bizarre.

Apr 30, 2015 10:37 AM EDT

Massive 'Dead Zones' Discovered Moving West in North Atlantic Waters

Dead zones may be coming to the coast. A team of researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen in the tropical North Atlantic, only a few hundred kilometers off the coast of West Africa.

Mar 02, 2014 06:15 PM EST

Florida Man Dead From Six-Month-Old Poisonous Spider Bite

Many suffer from arachnophobia, otherwise known as the fear of spiders and other arachnids, but often times the fear is self-inflicted because the small invertebrate creatures rarely pose a threat in inhabited lands. But a recent news report could exacerbate such fears.