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The Science Tattoo Emporium at DiscoverMagazine.com
Source: discovermagazine.com

This is an impressive gallery of body science-themed body art. My hat is off to you if you're nerdy enough to understand all of these (I'm not).

Inks that Stink! The World's Worst Tattoos?
Source:

If not the worst, pretty darn close...

Dying woman get tattoos of 20 pets to 'take to the grave'
Source: Telegraph

A terminally ill woman is having the faces of all her 20 pets tattooed on her body, so she can take them with her when she dies.

Bodies on Display
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

Great anatomical lecture!

Poll: Do You Have Tattoos You Regret?

Do you have tattoos you regret? No Regrets: The Best, Worst, & Most Ridiculous Tattoos Ever:

Swedish Magazine is Published as a Tattoo
Source: psfk.com

Taking the notion of limited edition to the extreme, Swedish magazine Tare Lugnt have released their third issue as a tattoo.

12 Most Extremely Modified People
Source: oddee.com

Aside from superpowers they are real live mutants: Meet Rick the Zombie, Catman, The Illustrated Lady, The Leopard Man, the Lizard Man and all the rest of the 12 extremely tatooed and otherwise physically modifed people who are achieving Internet fame by completely transforming t …

Welcome to the jungle: NZ Body Art Awards 2008 (+photos)
Source: New Zealand Herald

Now in its eighth year, the body art awards have grown to become a major event for the local art industry.

(Pics) "The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever"
Source: ABC News

While mistakes in life are common, only a select few are permanently inked into your skin. Authors Aviva Yael and P.M.

Tattoos: The needle and the damage done
Source: Independent.co.uk

Tattoos are big business. With celebrities dripping in them and their cool-value flying high, they're no longer the preserve of criminals and salty old sea dogs. But with permanent "body art" there comes a catch. A huge one, depending on the size of your tattoo.

Traditional Body Modification Among Indigenous Australians
Source: BME/News

interview with Bentley James, an anthropologist doing work in the region, about traditional scarification, subincision (note: link contains graphic photos), and other rituals of the local peoples.

Erasing Tattoos, Out of Regret or for a New Canvas
Source: The New York Times

Just a year ago, Ms. Brannigan, 24, who holds up Case No. 24 as one of the models on the NBC game show "Deal or No Deal," had been full of hope when she and her fiancé had each other's names tattooed across their inner wrists.

Tattoo Zoning Issues To Be Decided
Source: tattoopress.com

The State of Oklahoma finally got into line with the rest of the country and stepped into the 21st century when it legalized tattooing. But, reminiscent of the suffrage days, tattoo artists had to be seen and not heard. Until Now!

Oz surge in patriotic body art
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

THE latest trend in tattooing is not the girlfriend's name or even beloved Mum. Instead, young people are lining up for tattoos of the Southern Cross, the boxing kangaroo and the Australian flag.

Americans/Europeans looking like fools with gobbledygook Japanese Character tattoos
Source: Japan Times

Japanese/Chinese characters as tattoos are in vogue at the moment, but do non-Japanese REALLY know what they are permanently adorning their bodies with?? The real meanings of various characters may be somewhat different than the intent!

Body art made its mark 300,000 years ago, scientists claim
Source: Independent.co.uk

The use of coloured pigments in early forms of body art may have begun many tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to a study of artefacts found at an ancient archaeological site in Africa.

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