Researchers have demonstrated that a genetic switch for organ regeneration exists, after restoring damaged outer ears in mice ...

Burning question: Why are our ears shaped the way they are? It’s easy to poke fun at someone with big ears, but human bodies have an interesting way of evolving to optimize their effectiveness ...

Firstly, and perhaps crucially, the folds in the pinna assist in determining the direction of sound (localization). This ...

Scientists discovered that human subjects who shifted their gaze to the left or right weakly activated a muscle within the posterior wall of the outer ear, or pinna.

Research led by the National Institute of Biological Sciences in Beijing has discovered that switching on a single dormant ...

Because the ear pinna is a uniquely mammalian structure and varies widely in its ability to regenerate across species, Weifeng Lin and colleagues argue that it makes an ideal model for studying ...

Like cats and dogs, researchers have found that humans make minute, unconscious movements of our ears that are directed towards the sound want to focus our attention on.

Inner ear of extinct ape species is overlooked aspect of human bipedal evolution, study finds Described by scientists as a "bony labyrinth," the inner ear provides many clues as to the origin of ...