New imaging technology has allowed scientists to decipher the tattoos of an Iron Age mummy—and study them like never before.

Interestingly, the study’s authors noted that the mummy’s right forearm tattoos were more technically proficient and detailed ...

Researchers reconstructed a roughly 2,000-year-old woman’s tattoos, from prowling tigers to a fantastical griffinlike creature.

If you're impressed by the machines that can now print graphics in cake icing or cappuccino foam, well … this'll really blow ...

The woman had been dead for more than two millennia when scientists found her buried deep in the Altai Mountains of Siberia.

A woman who lived and died 2,000 years ago in the Altai Mountains of Siberia is opening a new window into ancient tattoos.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than 5,000 years, humans have adorned themselves with tattoos. In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on ...

So I’m wondering now–have I bumped into the tip of a vast hidden iceberg, or do I just happen to know the few scientists with tattoos of their science? If anyone wants to send me a jpg, I’ll post it.

The EEG tattoo’s ink is made from two polymers: poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and polystyrene sulfonate (PSS). These materials are known for their conductivity and durability.

Experts in the U.K. have found the world’s oldest figurative tattoos on two ancient Egyptian mummies, one of which is the oldest tattooed female ever discovered. The mummies, which date back to ...

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