1. Why do I even have a belly button? Your belly button, or navel – clinically, your umbilicus – is the permanent scar left from where your umbilical cord connected your circulatory system, when you ...

The belly button piercing is having a renaissance — but this time, the Y2K-era accessory is more grown-up, with luxe jewelry ...

To a grown adult, the navel is the reminder of where they were attached to their mother by the umbilical cord, a mark that can vary from person to person. But on TikTok, the belly button isn’t just a ...

The average man is home to 1.8 mg of belly button fluff at any one time, and it’s almost always blue. What is this mysterious substance, and why does it gather there? Inspired by literal navel gazing, ...

Navel stones are hardened clumps of oil and dead skin cells that camp out in your belly button. Scientifically speaking, they're called omphaloliths. And — you guessed it — there are plenty of great ...

You navel is just a scar, it is the remaining skin that it cut off from the umbilical cord. It is the first ever scar on your body. The shape of your navel determines how the umbilical cord heals. 90% ...

A group of scientists at North Carolina State University is taking navel-gazing to another level. Jiri Hulcr and his colleagues at the Raleigh, N.C., school recently launched the Belly Button ...

Mustard oil is a natural stimulant to increases blood flow, and promotes general health and vitality when using it at the navel.