Jennifer Love Hewitt was the latest guest on Mayim Bialik’s “Breakdown” podcast (via US Weekly) and recalled how it wasn’t ...

Using a newly developed laser technique, an international team of researchers identified the intricate tattoo designs on mummified human remains that date back to Peru’s Chancay culture.

Tattoos on mummies degrade over time due to decay and ink bleed, making it difficult to study their original designs. But now, a new laser-based technique is shedding new light on these ancient ...

The ink used in the tattoos bled and faded with age, further exacerbated by mummification, causing these designs to be difficult to discern. Scientists used advanced laser scans to study 1,200 ...

New details of these tattoos that were previously hidden to the naked eye, including finely traced lines, were described in a study published on Monday. After illuminating the mummies with laser ...

Each tattoo was divided into two parts, and the parts were randomized to be treated with a single laser pass or by the so-called R20 method of four consecutive passes separated by 20 minutes.