You might have heard about seed scarification, wondered what it actually means, and why it's important for successful seed germination. In simple terms, seed scarification is a process used to pre ...

Called "scarification," the practice has deep roots in ancient tribal arts, but it feels creepier now that it's headed West.

Scarification: Ancient Body Art Leaving New Marks The painful process of creating raised tattoos has been used for hundreds of years. In recent years, scarification has become remarkably ...

Tattoos may be pretty commonplace these days, but one age-old body modification trend is still shocking people after taking off on social media. Instead of traditional tattooing, where ink is ...

How do the Baule see scarification and body ornamentation? Vogel explores these phenomenon with respect to Baule aesthetics and society as a whole rather than as differentiating "marks of civilization ...

Body-worn police footage and a frantic 911 call captured the moments after an Amazon delivery driver was bitten by a highly venomous rattlesnake at a Palm City, Florida home. The driver was bitten ...

Scarification is a horticultural practice that is done to alter the seed coat, making it more permeable to water imbibition, in that way breaking dormancy and allowing germination to proceed.

Skin scarification generated more T cells, produced greater numbers of lung-specific T cells, and provided superior protection against lethal viral doses than the others.