/oss/taxonomy/term/641/all en /oss/article/student-contributors-general-science/deception-temporary-tattoos <p>Tattoos are a way to express creativity, individuality, even loyalty (though in the latter case designs often end up getting removed if loyalty fades). Sounds appealing but the idea of permanence leaves people hesitant. Enter the widely advertised, semi-permanent, “stick-and-poke” tattoos. Let’s poke the science.</p> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 Haleh Cohn 9130 at /oss /oss/article/history-you-asked/what-history-tattoos <p>On a fall day in 1991, two Germans hiking in the Alps near the Italian- Austrian border stumbled across what they initially believed to be a modern corpse frozen in the ice. Once the body was retrieved however, authorities discovered that it was anything but modern. The mummy, nicknamed Ötzi after the valley where it was found, had survived in the ice to the ripe, old age of 5,300 years. Analysis of the remains showed that when Ötzi died, he was a 30 to 45 year old man, standing roughly 160 cm tall.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:03:50 +0000 OSS 1738 at /oss