“Depend upon it, sir,” said Dr. Johnson, “when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” I suppose that in logic his mind ought to continue to concentrate ...

Groundbreaking research revealed that many genes in mice, zebrafish, and humans actually become more active after clinical death. This suggests that we need to redefine death, because it’s not a ...

From end-of-life care to burials and beyond, we answer your questions on mortality. By Amanda Schupak Illustrations by Xiao Hua Yang We are all going to die. Yet this inescapable fact often goes ...

Mercedes Somich was on the operating table when she said she left her body. It was the 24-year-old’s first pregnancy, and her labor had already been painful and dramatic. But then she needed an ...