Dead bodies litter Mount Everest because it's so dangerous and expensive to get them down — and 2023 could be the most deadly season yet

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Mount Everest climbers
Mountaineers are seen making their ascent of Mount Everest on May 12, 2021.

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The body collectors recovering Ukraine's war dead

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Men stand in ditches and shovel out dirt.
Black Tulip exhumes bodies from a mass grave in Yampil, Ukraine, near Sloviansk.

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You can now have your body composted after death in New York. Here's how it works and why it's greener.

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A body is shown covered in organic material ready to go into a composting pod.
A dummy body, right before composting begins.

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