Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover various facets of the cannabis culture. It was right around twenty years ago when some dude sitting next to me leaned over ...

CHARLOTTE — People are using embalming fluid to get high, which could lead to dangerous and deadly situations. North Carolina lawmakers are pushing to regulate its use, and local funeral homes are ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. -- A little before 4 a.m., a 2-year-old boy was found wandering almost into the street near a Florida Waffle House restaurant, and when deputies arrived, they arrested the boy's father ...

As the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the Vatican has begun the solemn process of laying the pontiff to rest — a process steeped in centuries-old Catholic tradition and ...

State legislators are looking to crack down on the use of embalming fluid as a dangerous new drug. The bill would make it a felony for people who don’t work in a funeral home to possess or sell ...

The ancient Egyptians were prolific record keepers. For thousands of years, they jotted down everything from legal documents to literature on papyrus rolls and tablets of wood and stone. But there’s ...

For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians carefully mummified the bodies of their dead in readiness for the afterlife. But the origins of the ritual are still shrouded in mystery. A team of chemists ...

What is your deathbed drink of choice? For the the Grand Duchess Vittoria della Rovere, it was all about the spices. Analysis of dried bits of her intestine stored in a ceramic embalming jar shows ...