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Death
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More Guns Kill More People, Study Finds
The United States has the most guns per capita. Related: The United States has the highest rate of gun-related deaths.
Meet the Woman Fighting to Get Her Husband’s Heart Back
Since the mysterious death of Linda Carswell’s husband, a Texas hospital has kept his heart on ice. Last week, an appeals court lifted an order blocking Carswell’s family from retrieving it.
Silicon Valley Thinks It Should Live Forever
A bunch of rich guys can't imagine what the world would be like without them.
How to Explain Spontaneous Human Combustion
While there's no proof that any human being has ever suddenly burst into flames and died, there's also no proof that it hasn't happened.
Everything Is Risky, Except Being 7 Years Old
A conversation with the authors of a new book about risk, how our decisions change it, and how it changes our decisions.
Why Is the Way Physicians Want to Die So Different From the Rest of Us?
Given the opportunity, most doctors would turn down almost every form of intervention available.
Making Baby Autopsies More Acceptable
Autopsies play a major role in the advancement of medical research, but many parents—understandably—are unwilling to approve a postmortem.
The Death-Positive Movement
Meet three young women who want to teach our repressed society how to explore its relationship with death.