Cremation – VOXYVOTE

Their Final Wish? A Burial in Space.

Why some people decide to send their remains into orbit.

Forty-one bent or twisted iron nails, unearthed from a second-century imperial burial site, were meant to keep the deceased in their place.

A dwindling group of professionals is tasked with navigating the often fraught passage from life to death.

A small Colorado town maintains the country’s only public outdoor funeral pyre. Philip Incao saw it as his own perfect ending.

The current owner of the lighthouse, built in 1881, has used it for decades to store cremated remains. Its new owners will decide its next chapter.