With the movement of body art into the mainstream, art history museums have now created online body art museums to go along with their real-world exhibits. Take a tour of some ancient and modern body art history.

So, you´ve pierced your nose, enlarged your earlobe holes and split your tongue. What´s next? How about elf ears?

Taking a cue from the Internet, this book aims to compile what Aviva Yael and P.M. Chen felt were the best, worst and most ridiculous tattoos they found during a yearlong search.

To shave or not to shave... that might be the question. Many people don´t think of it as such, but shaving body hair easily falls into the realm of body art.

One tattoo style that goes in and out of fashion is the "break-thru" tattoo. With these designs, the illusion is of breaking the skin to reveal something else below.

Jim Carrey goes noir detective in the mystery-thriller THE NUMBER 23. And he gets to wear some tribal tattoos too.

Many people get pierced without ever thinking of what might happen if they have to remove the piercing for a short while, or wonder what will remain if they choose to stop wearing jewelry. Learn what can happen when you removing a piercing.

PETA has continued their anti-fur campaign of tattooed celebs willing to take it all off in the name of animal rights. Take a look at some of the latest participants.

Researchers in Germany have discovered the that process by which tattoos are created may be a better way to administer vaccines.

With no actual policy about body piercings, the TSA is now facing a barrage of negative publicity after a woman was forced to remove her nipple rings in order to be able to board her flight.