Death

How to Become Less Afraid of Death

Death, in the view of many theorists, is a good thing, at least for a society that aspires to be creative. When you're on the clock, you accomplish more. Cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker, author of...

By Jeffrey Kluger February 15, 2018

These Three Words Helped Me Understand My Father’s Death

I spoke them at his bedside

By Kelly Corrigan January 18, 2018

More Americans Than Ever Are Choosing to Be Cremated

Cremation rate hit 50.1% in 2016

By Josh Sanburn July 13, 2017

'Every Day Is Like a Week': Sheryl Sandberg on How to Recover When the Worst Happens

Use "the power of we," says the author of Lean In

By Diane Tsai April 25, 2017

I Was My Mother's Drug Mule

Marijuana and health care laws failed her. So I broke them

By Annabelle Gurwitch April 21, 2017

Sheryl Sandberg's New Mission: To Help People Through Grief and Adversity

After facing her own sudden loss, the tech titan wants to change how we talk about pain

By TIME Staff April 13, 2017

We Should Educate Incarcerated Juveniles

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute March 29, 2017

Eating More of This Will Make You Live Longer

Up to 7.8 million premature global deaths could be avoided

By Alexandra Sifferlin February 23, 2017

An 8-Year-Old Has Died After Being Hit by a Falling Tombstone

The boy was attending a birthday party at a nearby church

By Maya Rhodan December 12, 2016

D.C. Council Approves ‘Death With Dignity' Bill for Terminally Ill Patients

It's the 7th jurisdiction to authorize the controversial practice

By Josh Sanburn November 15, 2016

30% of Cancer Deaths Are Due to Smoking

Smoking-related cancer death rates are highest in the South

By Mandy Oaklander October 24, 2016

Rapper Shawty Lo Died in a Car Crash in Atlanta

Atlanta street rap lost an icon

By Daniel White September 21, 2016

Husband in Real-Life 'Fault In Our Stars' Marriage Dies

Dalton Prager died over the weekend

By Maya Rhodan September 19, 2016

Exercise May Lessen Some of the Bad Effects of Alcohol

A study hints that exercise may offset some of the negative health effects of drinking

By Alice Park September 7, 2016

Women Who Were Abused As Children Are Likely to Die Earlier

Childhood abuse has health consequences later on

By Alexandra Sifferlin August 17, 2016

We Might Be Wrong About HDL Cholesterol

Higher may not always be better, a new study finds

By Mandy Oaklander August 12, 2016

Texas Infant With Zika Dies

The infant was born with Zika-related microcephaly

By Alexandra Sifferlin August 9, 2016

Why Danish Parents Like to Talk About Death

Because it makes for happier kids

By Jessica Joelle Alexander August 8, 2016

Cremation Is Now Outpacing Traditional Burial in the U.S.

Almost 1 in 2 Americans were cremated in 2015

By Josh Sanburn August 1, 2016

Prince Harry Regrets Not Talking Earlier About Diana's Death

He lost his mother to a car crash in 1997, when he was 12 years old

By Amanda Calvo July 25, 2016

Ex-NFL Player Zurlon Tipton Dies in Gun Mishap

He was struck by a bullet from his .45-caliber semiautomatic

By Amanda Calvo June 29, 2016

We Live On the Internet. We Die Alone.

A good way to become very popular is to be on your deathbed. Everyone wants to stop by, drop off a casserole (I’m in the Midwest), say the deep and meaningful things they always meant...

June 27, 2016

In Memoriam: Bill Cunningham (1929 – 2016)

Bill Cunningham and I didn’t share much, but we often saw eye to eye. Though I’d known his work and seen him snapping on street corners before that, I only met and got to know...

By Michael Gross June 26, 2016

Singer Judith Hill Recalls Prince's Emergency Landing

'We didn’t have anything on the plane to help him'

By Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly June 22, 2016

Officials Release Autopsy of Boy Attacked by Alligator

The two-year-old drowned after being dragged into the water by an alligator

By Daniel White June 16, 2016

Photo Released of Toddler Killed by Alligator at Disney

The child’s body was found not far from where he was playing in a foot of water

By Amanda Calvo June 15, 2016

Bangladesh Arrests Over 5,000 in Crackdown on Radicals

The country has been plagued by a wave of sectarian killings

By Rishi Iyengar June 13, 2016

Man Confirmed Dead After Fall in Yellowstone Hot Spring

There have been 22 known deaths related to thermal features in Yellowstone since 1890

By NBC News June 8, 2016

What Sheryl Sandberg Learned From Her Husband's Death

She spoke to students about the importance of gratitude and resilience

By Charlotte Alter May 14, 2016

Young Girl Fatally Shoots Herself With Gun She Found Under Grandmother's Pillow

"It seems like our souls was ripped out of us," her aunt said

By Daniel White May 11, 2016

Medical Errors Are a Leading Cause of Death: Study

251,454 deaths in the U.S. are the result from a medical error per year, a new study finds

By Mandy Oaklander May 3, 2016

Indian Teen Fatally Shoots Himself While Taking a Gun Selfie

The safety of his father's gun was off when he took the selfie

By Maya Rhodan May 2, 2016

U.S. Reports First Death From Zika

After developing severe internal bleeding

By Alexandra Sifferlin April 29, 2016

Driver Shot and Killed by Her 2-Year-Old Son

Her son was in the back seat of the car

By Maya Rhodan April 27, 2016

23 Die After Eating Contaminated Desserts in Pakistan

The sweets were purchased to celebrate a birth

By Maya Rhodan April 25, 2016

Teen Girl Dies After Fight in High School Bathroom

She was 16

By Maya Rhodan April 22, 2016

Watch Jennifer Hudson Sing 'Purple Rain' to Tribute Prince

"Today, we lost a legend," she says

By Rishi Iyengar April 22, 2016

Niagara Falls Turned Purple on the Day Prince Died

It wasn't intentional, just an eerie coincidence

By Rishi Iyengar April 22, 2016

World Champion Snowboarder, 21, Dies in Avalanche

Estelle Balet was killed in an avalanche on Switzerland's southwest border

By Alexander Smith & Emma Ong / NBC News April 19, 2016

American Student Found Dead in Siberia

Police do not suspect foul play

By Daniel White April 4, 2016

Man Dies in BASE Jump Off a Television Tower in Georgia

Two people who were with him were arrested

By Maya Rhodan April 1, 2016

Watch Live: Nancy Reagan Mourned at Funeral

She will be laid to rest next to her husband in Semi Valley, California

By Daniel White March 11, 2016

Decomposing Body Found at Home Rented on Airbnb

The body of a woman was found in the garden

By Nash Jenkins February 29, 2016

How a Common Death Ritual Made It Harder to Mourn the Loss of My Mother

Why You Can Look Forward to Being Happier in Old Age

A Sudden Loss of Wealth Increases Your Chances of Death

Mimi O’Donnell: Forgiveness Helped Me Heal After Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death