You may have heard lately that tattoos can potentially raise your risk of skin cancer. Recent research might complicate that narrative, however, suggesting that tattoos aren’t as harmful to our skin as assumed. Scientists at the University of Utah led the study, published last month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Contrary to […]
Impossibly Intricate Tattoos Found on 2,000-Year-Old ‘Ice Mummy’
For the first time, archeologists have gotten a detailed look at the intricate tattoos on a 2,000-year-old ice mummy, found buried deep within the permafrost-covered mountains of Siberia. These tattoos would be challenging to produce even today, the researchers say, suggesting that ancient tattoo artists possessed a considerable degree of skill. With help from modern […]
Britain’s Most Tattooed Man Says Age-Verification Law Preventing Him From Watching Porn
The United Kingdom’s age verification law, which went into effect last month and requires sites that host adult content to ensure their users are not underage, has claimed an unintended victim: Britain’s most tattooed man. According to a report from Metro, the man who has 90% of his body covered in tattoos can’t get sites […]
Researchers Tattooed Tardigrades. They Promise It Will Be Useful
Microfabrication is—simply put—the construction of tiny things, including microscopic and nanoscopic objects and patterns. Microfabrication has major potential in medicine and biomedical engineering, in addition to fields like electronics and photonics—but first, researchers need to develop techniques that are biologically compatible. One team of researchers thinks a crucial step toward that goal involves tattooing tardigrades. […]
Lasers Expose Stunning Tattoo Art on 1,200-Year-Old Peruvian Mummies
If tattoos are prone to fading within a single human lifetime, imagine the wear-and-tear on the tattoos of 1,200-year-old mummies. An international team of researchers has, for the first time, used lasers to reveal tattoos on mummies from Peru. Using this technique, detailed in a January 13 study published in the journal PNAS, researchers uncovered […]