The median cost of a traditional funeral with burial and viewing is about $8,300, according to a 2023 report from the ...

How innovative cremation services are giving a new spin to the end of life A weather balloon from the company Mesoloft -- which carries cremation remains out into Earth's lower atmosphere.© Mesoloft ...

A cremation furnace is seen at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 3855 Katz Dr., in Marion, Iowa, on Friday, May 30, 2025. The cremation chamber is heated to about 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.

Medicare does not cover funeral and burial services, including cremation. Learn about the cost of cremation and resources you can explore that can help cover this cost.

A 6th Century Byzantine bucket that has been pieced back together is believed to have been a cremation vessel, according to archaeologists. Fragments of the bucket were first discovered at Sutton ...