As we become increasingly aware we're slowly destroying the planet, it seems like everything is getting a "green" makeover. Even funerals. Remember when we showed you the concept for eco-friendly ...

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," goes the saying derived from biblical text, and the phrase certainly suits this latest innovation for the after-life. Meet the Bios Incube, the very first incubator ...

None of us knows where we go after we die. But as overcrowded cities run out of real estate for cemeteries, interest in leaving a smaller footprint even in death grows. Designers have been ...

The thing about dying, and subsequently being buried, is that you stand a good chance of eventually being turned into worm poop. Now, while this thought may sit well with some of you, I prefer the ...

A company called Bios Urn finally has an answer to the question, "What happens when the circle of life gets a Wifi connection?" Meet the Bios Incube, a smartphone-connected planter that turns cremated ...

Some organizations let you plant a tree in your deceased love one's name, but one firm lets you use their ashes to actually grow a tree - and control the process from your phone. Bios Urn offers ...

The Bios Incube is described as the "first tree incubator designed for the afterlife" by its designer brothers Gerard and Roger Moline. Bios Urn There's a mean side to life, called death. According to ...

The idea of life after death is a tempting one for many people, and now there’s a way to achieve it that’s totally beautiful and not-at-all creepy way. Bios Urns are the brainchild of Barcelona based ...

If you want the memory of your loved ones or family pets to live on you can now immortalise them as a tree. A Barcelona firm has designed a biodegradable urn that is planted in the ground and can be ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Bios Urn is rethinking the way we bury the dead, and created a way to easily grow trees using the nutrients of cremated human remains. They hope to one day replace ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Your loved ones can nurture your ashes and create new life–and they don’t even need a backyard. Instead of visiting your dearly departed grandmother in a cemetery, now it’s possible to watch her ashes ...