After ignoring death for most of our history, the medical and scientific communities have begun to focus their attention on how our bodies behave on our journey to the great beyond. Often seen as an event, dying is actually a process, which, in some cases, can be stopped or reversed. Even after someone is clinically dead, life in many parts of our bodies carries on for hours, days, or even weeks.

After I died from suicide, I was punished for this deadly sin, to live alone in the spirit world dee...

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...

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A crash course in the professional and scientific work related to the field of venomous herpetology....

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A short documentary on the River Ouse, following it downstream from Lewes to Newhaven, meditating on...

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An experimental look at the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwes...
Stretching along the river Ganges rests Varanasi, the holiest of India’s seven sacred cities, and a ...
In the depths of a Maine winter, an end-of-life doula prepares her clients for death while grappling...

The Finnish modern dancer Noora Hannula dances through this documentary film in her own explosive st...

An exclusive interview with Death as he goes about his everyday business.

An educational film about the nervous system produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an education...