Tattoos

We may think tattooing is a modern phenomenon, but the reasons for its popularity are not dissimilar to those seen in the prisons and convict ships of the Victorian era.

Amber Luke, from Brisbane, Australia, said the process of having the sclera of her eyeballs inked with a bright blue color was so painful it felt like shards of glass were being rubbed into her eyes.

A pair of morticians in Ohio have opened Save My Ink Forever, a business that removes tattoos from dead bodies and turns them into memorial artwork.

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A Republican-aligned Super PAC put out a new television advertisement this week targeting a Democratic congressional challenger's tattoos.

"Decorating our bodies isn't just a trivial activity."

In fact, they could even help someone get hired.

While some people use the tattoo to show they're on the Trump train, not everyone who has a Trump tattoo is a fan of the president.

Most of those tattooed were likely to have more than one.

"I had never heard the name 'Kelvin' before. There isn't anyone who names their kid Kelvin," she said.

Researchers were "really, really surprised" to find that tattoos on two 5,000-year-old mummies.

A young model's eye tattoo turned into a nightmare after it became infected and nearly cost her vision.

Nanoparticles in tattoo ink travel through the body and may pose health issues.

Bill Cosby tattoo owners walk among us undetected, like the pod people in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

Miley Cyrus is just one of many celebrities who once praised marijuana before quitting the plant.

A study also found the most common placement of tattoos on prisoners was the right and left arms, followed by the back and chest.

The number of gang members has fallen below 40,000, according to reports.

Mastectomy patients are increasingly opting for colorful ink to reclaim their bodies.

There's a long-running tradition of Japanese tattoo artists in Britain, but the art is still taboo in Japan

Electronic skin patch monitors a wearer's health using power transmitted from their smartphone.

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Tech tattoos are made from small pieces of hardware that connect with electricity-conducting paint and tiny chips that collect data.

They could change how we monitor our steps and vital signs—and even pay for a cup of coffee.

A judge ruled that the woman's baby was at risk from contracting blood-borne viruses diseases.

Racist, sexist and extremist tattoos remain banned.

A Ph.D. student has developed a cream that targets cells, not pigments, to get rid of unwanted ink.

For just $40, you could have everything you need to ink yourself at home.

A new generation of artists is bringing stunning – and occasionally terrifying – 3-D to the ink-stained wretches