Belly buttons are most people's first scars, which form when doctors cut their umbilical cord after birth. Most innies are full of dozens of kinds of bacteria, fungi, and lint - especially if they're ...

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 ...

Is your belly button basically a tiny armpit? What's actually in belly button lint? How does it even get there? Do you need ...

As an exercise in scientific navel-gazing, Georg Steinhauser’s experiment takes some beating. Starting in 2005, Steinhauser – then a chemist at the Vienna University of Technology – collected pieces ...

Belly buttons are the first human scar, and about 90% of them are innies. If you have an innie, chances are it’s full of dozens of kinds of bacteria, fungi, and lint — especially if you have a hairy ...