What better way to mark a lifetime of science than with a tattoo? This permanent body ink is the badge of true passion for these scientists. Ecologists aren’t above obsessing over the cool animals in ...

The curiosity explorers at Vsauce2 investigate how incredible new technology like graphene tattoos is shaping the future of ...

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The development comes from a joint project between Harvard and MIT researchers, and it’s in the form of a tattoo ink that has the capability to monitor the health of the wearer by changing color. For ...

Thanks to high-tech photography, researchers can now see previously hidden tattoos on ancient Egyptian mummies. Infrared photography was used to help identify tattoos on seven mummified Egyptians ...

Ötzi the Iceman remained hidden to the world for millennia until two German tourists discovered it 30 years ago in a glacier in the Italian Alps. This 5,300-year-old mummy is not only perhaps Europe’s ...

It’s an unusual aesthetic, but it works: Spray-on tattoos that dot the head can collect brain activity without the consternation caused by typical tests. The electronic tattoos, described December 2 ...

“The atom is on the left shoulder of Raychelle Burks, chemistry PhD candidate at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. She got the tattoo upon turning 18 and deciding to pursue a career in science.