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What happens to your body after you die?

Understand the chemistry of human decomposition after death

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What happens to your body after you die?

What happens to your body after you die?

Learn what happens to the body after death.

Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Understand the chemistry of human decomposition after death

Understand the chemistry of human decomposition after death

Learn what can happen to human remains after burial.

Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

What are burial customs around the world?

What are burial customs around the world?

A macabre Britannica quiz: How would you like to be buried?

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