At 23, Paulina Casillas Landeros from Jalisco, Mexico, took her body modifications to an unconventional level by removing her ...

Body modifications are no exception, of course, and this is especially true when it comes to types of piercings. More specifically: belly button piercings. For the uninitiated, this placement of belly ...

Belly button piercings are a popular way to modify your body and show off your personal style, but they come with the risk of infection. Infected belly button piercings can be painful, unsightly ...

Karni Sena member Raj Shekhawat has announced a reward of Rs 1.11 crore for Lawrence Bishnoi's encounter. He has said that Karni Sena will take full responsibility of the encounter. This comes ...

which helped carry the lint towards the belly button. Once it fell into the belly button, it wouldn't easily come out again. But perhaps there are some other factors involved . . . Do you have a ...

But no one knew the answer. So for three years he collected his own belly-button lint to find out. And after interviewing friends and analyzing 503 of his own samples, Steinhauser discovered the ...

The belly button, or “umbilicus,” is the scar left over after the remains of the umbilical cord fall off after birth. Typically oval or round, it takes many forms. Most people have an “innie ...

What Is a Conch Piercing? A conch piercing is an upper ear cartilage piercing that is done in either the upper or lower concha of your ear. Concha is the scientific name for the inner ...

Starting in 2005, Steinhauser – then a chemist at the Vienna University of Technology – collected pieces of belly-button fluff from his navel and recorded their colour and weight. Over the ...

The umbilical cord connects you to your baby in the womb and acts as a link from the placenta to your baby’s belly button and stomach. The average cord is about 50cm long. In the placenta, oxygen and ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...

The latest trend to catch on? Putting castor oil in your belly button—also known as navel oiling or navel pulling. Michael Aziz, MD, a primary-care physician and internist in New York City Saman ...