Production firm Fulcrum TV has advertised for terminally ill volunteers to be mummified for a forthcoming Channel 4-backed programme, it has emerged. Advertisements have been placed in various ...

An undertaker has explained what he thinks has taken place to preserve the Queen's body. The UK's longest-reigning monarch is now lying in state in Westminster Hall. During the four-day event, ...

Researchers have identified specific ancient Egyptian recipes for mixing chemicals used in embalming different parts of the human body. The findings, based on analyses of an ancient embalming workshop ...

Recently deceased Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez will join a short list of leaders, including Vladimir Lenin and Chairman Mao, who have been embalmed, so that people can view and mourn their bodies ...

As the Catholic Church convenes its highest authorities to replace the late Pope Francis, the preservation of his body remains an immediate concern. Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday aged 88, ...

67 years ago, the reign of Pope Pius XII ended in a horrific manner all thanks to an embalming process that that went very, very wrong. Officially declared 'venerable' by the late Pope Benedict XVI ...

Mix exotic tree resins with cedar or juniper oil, add some castor oil, animal fats or beeswax, then apply to the head. Around 2,500 years ago, this aromatic cocktail was used by ancient Egyptian ...

An embalming technique pioneered in Austria that produces near life-like cadavers for medical use is set to improve surgical skills and accelerate the adoption of new surgical techniques and ...

For years a hairdresser, Janet Officer has now changed career to use her skills as an embalmer. Women's Editor Sarah Foster speaks to Janet and her boss and finds out why they feel their work is a ...