Vellus hair: This is the fine, almost invisible fuzz that covers much of our bodies, including the outer ear and earlobes. It appears in childhood and regulates body temperature by providing a thin ...

Evolution has left humans with many vestigial traits—remnants of once-useful biological features that serve little or no ...

Imagine a pair of earbuds with an adjustable ear hook design that can seamlessly switch from open-ear comfort to active noise ...

The inner ear is responsible for our sense of balance and the ability to stabilize our gaze, even when we are moving around. However, a new study in Nature Communications discovered this is not the ...

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The ear is a marvelous, humble organ. It powers our hearing and also our balance, keeping us upright and connected to the world around us. In return, ear doctors tend to ask that we follow one very ...

Ever see a basset hound and find yourself wanting to (gently) grab its long, floppy ears and give them a little waggle?The ...

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Evolution is a master recycler. It often uses old structures (or ancient genes) for new jobs. The mammalian ear is a perfect example. Over the eons, the jawbones of our fish ancestors became three ...