Death is the one experience every human share, yet it’s the one we talk about the least. For many, the thought of taking a final breath can stir anxiety, dread, or the kind of late-night spiraling ...

Death is often seen as the end of life, but science offers a different way to understand it. According to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the human body does not simply disappear after death.

Philosopher Susana Monsó's book Playing Possum, newly translated into English next month, makes the strong case that many animals big and small understand the concept of death. Reading time 8 minutes ...

A new study has revealed what animals do after they have feigned death in order to avoid being killed by a predator and what the context of this behavior is. A new study led by scientists from the ...

What happens in the brain at the moment of death has fascinated doctors, philosophers, and ordinary people for centuries. Myths and religious traditions have long spoken of a “life review,” where your ...

Patients’ brain waves, along with recollections of their lives, could finally explain what we’ve typically called “near-death experiences,” (NDEs) scientists say in new research. Using an experiment ...

A researcher analyzed papers from more than 20 peer-reviewed journals and found that signs of consciousness persist long after patients are technically declared dead. The findings suggest that death ...

Dr. Michael Stanley’s op-ed “‘Brain Death’ Marks the True End of a Person’s Life” (Aug. 23) seems much less controversial than arguments defining the beginning of life, especially with the ...