Ancient South American mummy reveals rare and mysterious face tattoos made with unusual magnetic ink, challenging what we know about prehistoric body art.

Planning your next tattoo? You may want to check the ink first. The FDA says two popular tattoo ink products could leave customers with infections — or worse. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

The classic “redness” described in most medical literature appears less visible on brown and black skin tones, instead presenting as purple-gray, ashen gray, or dark brown discoloration that ...

The Marquesan cross is a popular Polynesian leg tattoo design. It represents the idea ... Ink colours like red, dark blue, and dark green will complement darker skin tones. Think about replacing ...

Fortunately, I was wrong. Tattoo artists have done a lot to address tattoo myths for people with medium to dark skin. Their work serves as testament to what’s possible. Here’s what two tattoo ...

However, Sialega-Fili was terminated this month from the position after getting a tualima, a traditional Samoan tattoo, to honor her father, who has been seriously ill. Hawaiian Airlines ...

His character has deep roots in Polynesian ... black stripe across his mouth to represent his role as a ceremonial speaker. “The idea of kākau (Hawaiian for tattoo) and putting designs on skin ...

Instead of first drawing a tattoo stencil on paper and transferring it onto the skin, many Polynesian artists sketch ... To a stranger, the undulating symbol in black may appear merely as a ...

It’s “a common, potentially serious bacterial skin infection ... As for the tattoo, it's “scabbed, crusted and black. It's really itchy and still very painful," she said.

(This tattoo) is a reminder of the abuse I went through and to remind me to be careful of the dark side of human nature ... nagging the 31-year-old for "ruining his skin". The firefighter ...

While nationwide data from the Pew Research Center show that Asians are less than half as likely to have tattoos as white, Black ... by the Polynesian interpretation of this skin-deep art ...

While haka is our main export to the world, our adornments on our skin are fast becoming more ... preparing to get his tatau (traditional Samoan male tattoo), it was the hardest decision of ...