An ear wiggler himself, Schröer has collected stories of remarkable ear abilities, such as people who feel their ears moving toward a sound and people who use their ear movements in daily life. “They ...

Imagine an ear falling off a first century Roman statue and you’ll get an idea of what someone found at the Lake Mead National Recreational Area in Arizona. Photos of the fossil — yes, it’s assumed to ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown ...

Most people think of ear-wiggling as a quirky trick, but new research suggests that human ears still attempt to move when focusing on sounds. While our ears appear static, scientists have discovered ...

The muscles that enable modern humans to wiggle their ears likely had a more important job in our evolutionary ... These sounds came from speakers positioned either in front of or behind the ...

Andreas Schroer, the lead researcher from Saarland University in Germany, explained that it's thought our ancestors lost the ...

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The human ear has a complex, previously unidentified set of "modes," which Yale physicists have found. These modes place significant limitations on how the ear can detect a remarkable range of ...

Inner ear cancer is also rare, the causes are not yet fully known. Some doctors think that the human papilloma virus (HPV) may be responsible for some middle ear cancers. Another risk factor is the ...

Muffled hearing can sound and feel like cotton balls in your ear. Understanding what is causing this change to your hearing can help you take appropriate action. Muffled hearing occurs when sound ...

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.