Across cultures, religions, and centuries, people who come close to death often report strikingly similar experiences. They speak of leaving their bodies, moving through darkness, feeling overwhelming ...

A new study explains why current brain theories fail to fully explain near-death experiences and consciousness.

They were at death’s door and opened a window to a whole new world. About 15% of severely ill patients report enduring a near-death experience (NDE), which may mean having an overwhelming out-of-body ...

It’s one of humanity’s most enduring mysteries: What happens when we die? Now, a new scientific investigation has taken us a step closer to understanding what may lie beyond the grave, the Daily Mail ...

Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a widely reported yet poorly understood phenomenon. Though there is no agreed-upon definition of an NDE, it has been described as “profound psychological events with ...

Mercedes Somich was on the operating table when she said she left her body. It was the 24-year-old’s first pregnancy, and her labor had already been painful and dramatic. But then she needed an ...