Picture this: a wriggling fish, swimming in ancient seas, whose jawbones would one day transform into the sophisticated machinery of the human inner ear. This isn’t just a story of bones and ...

Mammals, Le Maître notes, have particularly involved ears–with three middle ear bones instead of just the one that reptiles and birds have. Plus, we have large external ear structures (the ...

Now, some teeth and ear bones uncovered in present day Inner Mongolia are offering some fresh insight into early mammalian evolution. The findings are described in two studies published April 3 in ...

sound waves enter your outer ear and cause your eardrum and middle ear bones to vibrate. The sound waves then travel through your inner ear, which is a shell-shaped, fluid-filled tube called the ...

A bone conduction hearing aid (BCHA) helps with conductive hearing loss, which is caused by damage to the outer and middle parts of your ear. Keep reading to learn more about BCHA, including how ...

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other animals Riley Black - Science Correspondent By examining the fossils ...

To learn how the animal's bone structure helps with this, lead author Camille Grohé turned to the animals' inner ear. The inner ear is crucial for maintaining balance and a steady head posture.