DEATH

We’ve been preserving human bodies since the Stone Age.

These five cemetery journeys are a great way to explore America’s rich and varied history. Tombstone tourists, rejoice.

There’s a good reason your parents probably freaked out when they found out you took a little joy ride on someone’s Harley.

A wave of butter, molasses, or chocolate barreling toward you may sound like a food-lover’s fantasy—but such incidents can actually be deadly.

It all began in 1952 when then-Princess Elizabeth was caught without a black outfit when the circumstances called for one.

The cause of death in these mysterious cases has, at one time or another, been reported as spontaneous human combustion—but there was often a more realistic explanation.

Find out which national parks have recorded the most fatal incidents in recent years.

The author’s tomb was erected in 1912—and its anatomical correctness was a problem.

On January 30, 1925, Kentucky cave explorer Floyd Collins went underground—and didn’t come out. The epic effort to rescue him gripped national headlines and transformed into a battle between heroism and folly, selflessness and selfishness, life and death.

Catch the blooming of Sydney‘s corpse flower without being exposed to its infamous odor.

The Oregon Trail had 4 to 10 percent death rate, which is lower than you might assume if you’ve played the computer game.

Some New Year’s superstitions and traditions are spookier than others, but these are some of those most memorable from around the world.