He dips a brush into a bucket of water and begins to scrub. From top to bottom, left to right he aggressively cleans off a build-up of grime that has collected on this tombstone over time — the sound ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

Cemeteries serve as a final resting place and a memorial for the living to visit. But time and the elements can erode gravestones, especially if they’re not maintained. And while little can be done to ...

Stone conservation experts are warning that viral social media videos may be causing irreversible damage to gravestones.