Cells Continuously Eat and Regurgitate Tattoos

It’s widely understood that tattoos are permanent, but a recent study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine has found they are also ever-changing. French scientists have discovered that ink crystals are in fact “continuously engulfed, regurgitated and gobbled back up” by a body’s cells. These cells, known as macrophages, work as part of the immune system to swallow harmful, foreign junk. Read much more about …

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Iceage teams up with Sky Ferreira, we premiere Hot Trash's new song, a bop by Simian Mobile Disco and more in music

Simian Mobile Disco: Caught In A Wave The song title really explains it all. Simian Mobile Disco’s latest track and music video, “Caught in a Wave,” ripples outward, ensnaring listeners and viewers. Here, the UK duo enlists the vocal talents of Hackney-based collective The Deep Throat Choir. In conjunction with the dance party visuals, it’s truly a work of splendor. The song will appear on …

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Nokia's banana phone, exploding stars, the world's oldest tattoos and more in our look around the web

1. Amateur Astronomer Photographs Exploding Star An Argentinian amateur astronomer was simply testing out his new 16-inch telescope by taking a bunch of short-exposure photographs when he managed to snap an image believed to be one in 10 million—or even one in 100 million. The photo is of an exploding star in a distant galaxy—a visual that professionals have been hoping to capture for a …