Articles and resources about the sociology of death and dying. - Read more

R. A. Barrington essay compares and contrasts the experiences of death-row prisoners with the prospect of death by terrorism. - Read more

An 1891 journal article by E. P. Buffet, M. D., asserting that death is painless and not to be feared. - Read more

Death is discussed as the last stage of human growth and development. - Read more

Online quiz yields estimated life span according to various factors. - Read more

The Internet's friendly reminder that life is slipping away, second by second. - Read more

Covers all aspects of death and dying - biological, medical, social, sociological, psychological, religious, and philosophical. - Read more

A listing of offbeat pet cemeteries in the United States. Includes morbid facts. - Read more

Lists famous people and whether they are dead or alive. - Read more

Interdisciplinary conversations on death and dying, including perspectives from the arts, humanities, and medicine. Sponsored by UC Berkeley's Townsend Center for the Humanities. - Read more

A repository of morbid curiosities. - Read more

A resource including the Japanese controversy, diagnosing, persistent vegetative state and religious views. - Read more

Funeral director from Reynolds, Georgia, available as a public speaker on the lighter side of being a small town undertaker. - Read more

Uses mortality and life expectancy tables to estimate the likely day, place, and cause of death. - Read more

The process from a Buddhist perspective. - Read more

Thoughts on death from Osho, a mystic. - Read more

A social and cultural analysis of the development of funeral and mourning practices on the internet. - Read more

Explores the way identity is affected by the inevitability of death. - Read more

Articles on how to deal with death and suicide, and how to communicate with others about serious illness. - Read more

What happens when people die, and the ways that people deal with death. Includes articles, links and video. - Read more