Your belly button is a scar from where the umbilical cord connecting you to your mother fell off. How it heals determines the shape of your belly button. Share on Pinterest While a belly button isn’t ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Conversation) – Everyone has one, but ...

Like 90% of people, though, I very much have an “innie”. I’d always known that belly buttons in general were a kind of “scar” ...

Scientists have discovered a new abdominal structure called the umbilical sheath, which anchors the remnant of the umbilical cord to deep abdominal tissues and helps determine the shape of your navel ...

While appearing on The Real recently, Dear White People star Logan Browning opened up about the work she has had to do to embrace what she considers a flaw — her outie belly button. “So yeah, there’s ...

(The Conversation) – Everyone has one, but you might not know much about it. Here biologist Sarah Leupen, who teaches human and comparative animal physiology, explains the ins and outs of belly ...