Well, actually, your ears are responsible for much more than just hearing. In fact, they can even help you taste. And that's all thanks to what's inside. We think of ears as these flappy ...

We detect sounds because inside our ears we have parts that work together to turn sound waves into a signal that is sent to our brain. The eardrum then starts vibrating and these vibrations are ...

A mechanism that activates specific muscles in our ears is a leftover from our evolutionary past, back when our ancestors depended more on their hearing for survival.

It turns out the human ear got off to a fishy start. Literally. A fascinating new study reveals that the mammalian outer ear has its evolutionary roots in the gills of ancient fish. This ...