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 ...

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 ...

When a family member dies, lasting memorials can offer distressed relatives some relief. For a number of years Barcelona-based Bios Urn has been producing biodegradable urns that use people's ashes to ...

Is there life after death? The Bios Urn is a modern funerary urn that enables people to grow trees with the ashes of loved ones. The company (which Inhabitat has covered since 2005) recently marked ...

In an attempt to make death a little less scary, startups in recent years have started expanding our alternative options to traditional burial rituals. For example, Bios Urn is a biodegradable urn ...

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 ...

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 company has thousands of trees and flowering shrubs in stock to supply an increase in demand for its unique memorial option over the next 12 months. Mark Brewer, company President commented, “The ...

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 ...

Jay Junker’s father has blossomed into a beautiful oak tree on the side of a mountain in Vermont. As oak trees go, this one is still in its infancy. But Junker has a vision of spending more time with ...

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 ...