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Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that boiled my blood, warmed my heart, and got permanently inked into my memory.

First, a new look at some very old tattoos. Then: a posthumous discovery from a beloved defunct telescope, an update on lava planets, the adventures of translocated mole rats, and some provocative style tips from chimpanzees.

Ink of ages

Caspari, Gino et al. “High-resolution near-infrared data reveal Pazyryk tattooing methods.” Antiquity.

Some 2,300 years ago, a woman from the nomadic Pazyryk culture of Siberia was inked with elaborate tattoos, including dynamic animal fights. Her body and its mesmerizing displays have survived to this day, along with many other “Pazyryk ice mummies” that were immaculately preserved in permafrost tombs.