Intricate patterns in the tattoos of 1,200-year-old mummies from Peru were revealed using a new laser-based technique. But ...

Paper quilling artist Nikki Besser's exhibition "Portrayals in Paper" is currently on display at Bemidji State's Talley Gallery. A closing reception for the exhibition will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on ...

It works by making the tattooed skin fluoresce bright white, which causes the carbon-based black tattoo ink to stand out clearly. Moreover, this almost completely eliminates the issue of tattoos ...

“We present the first results of applying LSF to tattoos on human remains from the pre-Columbian Chancay culture of coastal Peru,” the researchers wrote in the study paper. The researchers ...

A new study has revealed the hidden complexity of tattoos found on 1,200-year-old mummies. The research used laser-stimulated fluorescence (LSF) technology to highlight the body art from Peru’s ...

Billions of tons of carbon are being locked away in the stuff we build, use, and throw out—but it won’t stay trapped forever.

However, some of Hollywood's biggest stars have hidden tattoos which fans may not have known existed before. Some A-listers got the secret ink designs to commemorate special moments in their lives ...

There does appear to be a stigma attached to having tattoos though, particularly if you are a woman. That was highlighted in a 2017 research paper published in the Journal of Social Psychology.

Life on Earth could not exist without carbon. But carbon itself could not ... Garza is lead author on a paper describing these findings that was published Dec. 27 in The Astrophysical Journal ...