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 ...

Researchers have developed a model to explain the science of near-death experiences. Others have challenged it.

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 ...

Dr. Bruce Greyson can’t say for certain what happens when you die, but he’s talked to many people with unique perspectives: They were technically dead before being revived. “Most who have near-death ...