It's perhaps not an area most people first notice when looking at ... Nicole's features are 'pixie' or 'bat ears'. But she's not the only star to appear to suffer with the issue - Tom Cruise ...

From rawpixel.com via Freepik Tens of millions of years ago, our ancestors could swivel their ears to pick up sounds, much like cats and dogs do today. Humans lost that ability over time ...

French Bulldogs are known to have “bat ears”—large, upright, and set wide apart ... Fun Fact: Did you know that German Shepherds’ ears are so sensitive they can hear sounds from over 4 times the ...

An older man presses his fingers to the side of his head, next to his ear. To test whether humans still use auricular muscles — which once helped move our primate ancestors’ ears to funnel sound — ...

These auricular muscles helped change the shape of the pinna, or the shell of the ear, funneling sound to the eardrums. Millions of years ago, our ancestors stopped using them, so humans ...

But once you've spotted the "bat ears" of stars like Nicole Kidman, it's hard to look away again. A beauty doctor has now revealed the reason for the Oscar winner's somewhat strange-looking ears.

Research links human outer ears to cartilage in fish gills. Gene-editing experiments confirm evolutionary connection. Findings date back to marine invertebrates 400 million years ago.

Known for their affectionate nature, French Bulldogs thrive on human interaction. They’re gentle and loving, and bring big excitement to every household. Training tip: Frenchies are smart but stubborn ...

The muscles that enable modern humans to wiggle their ears likely had a more important job in our evolutionary ancestors. . | Credit: Khmelyuk/Getty Images The little muscles that enable people to ...

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