Millions of years ago, our ancestors were able to move their ears to better capture sounds, much like dogs or cats. But with ...

Humans lost the ability to move their ears 25 million years ago, but new research reveals their muscles still react when we strain to listen.

Although modern humans cannot move their ears around in the same way that dogs, cats, and horses do, the findings suggest ...

It's not for lack of trying. Researchers from Saarland University in Germany, hearing-aid manufacturer WS Audiology, and the ...

Scientists call this feature a “neural fossil”. It’s a remnant of a system that once helped our ancestors pinpoint the ...

Vestigial ear muscles activate during focused listening, revealing a hidden link to our auditory past and evolution.

A new study shows that rapid facial mimicry is especially important for the social interaction between cats. The researchers ...

Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability ...

Vestigial human ear muscles react to sounds even if the external ear does not move. This could be used to build better earing aids.

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.

Doctors suggest that fluttering in the ear is a type of tinnitus called MEM, which is caused by jerky movements of the muscles in the middle ear. Doctors need to individualize treatments and ...

For some people, having one bowel movement a day is normal. For others, having several bowel movements a day or one every 2 days is normal. There is no set healthy pattern. However, significant ...