Tattoos have an ancient history stretching back over thousands of years. The practice of making permanent marks into the skin with pigment has been found at some point in nearly every major culture in history.

Based on the international best-seller, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOOS is coming to the US in movie form.

The days of fishing sticky labels out of the compost pile may be coming to an end. The fruit industry is working on an ink-less tattoo to mark fruit.

Here is the Lord of the Rings tattoo story continued, with the tattoos of Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom and Dominic Monaghan.

For the most part body modifications are something that a person chooses for themselves. However in some parts of the world, there still exist nonconsensually practices. Learn more about the practice referred to as female circumcision or FGM.

The Brangelina Love Tattoo. You just *had* to know this was coming....

Since the late 1960s, Australian performance artist Stelarc has explored his idea that the human body as we know it is somewhat obsolete. His performance pieces have included flesh hook suspensions and the addition to his body of a third ear.

Whereas most of what makes the mutants look different in the X-MEN is involuntary mutation, some of it is chosen. Here�s a closer look at the body art of the X-Men.

Now best-known for her infamous Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction,” Janet Jackson has been collecting tattoos and body piercings for many years. Take a closer look at the body art collection of Ms. Jackson.

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.