I was a weird kid – I used to be very jealous of people who were left-handed, and desperately wanted an outie belly button (I don’t know what was going on with me either). A paper published in ...

I was a weird kid – I used to be very jealous of people who were left-handed, and desperately wanted an outie belly button (I don’t know what was going on with me either). Scientists have long known ...

The belly button, it turns out, is one of the least-studied parts of the human body. But one of its great mysteries may now have been solved – why most people have an innie, or concave belly button.

The belly button, also known as the umbilicus, is the area that helps spot where the umbilical cord was attached during foetal development. This cord delivers essential nutrients and oxygen from the ...

The reality alum said her mom found out after reading her diary, admitting “I could never do something like that today” Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Kristin Cavallari said she pierced her belly ...

That little dent in the middle of your stomach isn’t just a quirky reminder of your time in the womb, it’s potentially one of the most bacteria-packed spots on your entire body. Your belly button is ...

Everyone has a belly button. It’s the small fold of skin that formed in your abdomen after the umbilical cord was clipped at birth. Belly buttons can be concave (innies) or convex (outies). ‌ Most of ...

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University of Bristol provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Navels, belly buttons, innies or outies … whatever term you use, your umbilicus may have plenty to tell you about ...