The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a study published in ...

It turns out the human ear got off to a fishy start. Literally.A fascinating new study reveals that the mammalian outer ear ...

Mammalian ears are pretty damn strange. For humans, they’re a bit unsightly, they’re made of cartilage yet somehow sneak in ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in ...

Because some of the ear’s structure involves bones, much of the evolution of the ear can be followed through the fossil record. The evolution of the mammalian ear is well documented and makes a nice ...

The development of the mammalian middle ear is a two-step process. First, the future Eustachian tube, which connects the ear to the throat, ruptures. This allows the inclusion of the middle ear ...

She obtained her Master's in Experimental Neuroscience from Imperial College London. Mammalian ears are pretty damn strange. For humans, they’re a bit unsightly, they’re made of cartilage yet ...

Discover the fascinating evolutionary story behind the human outer ear, which evolved from fish gills. Learn how nature ...

This suggests that the very first elastic cartilage, similar to what is in our outer ears, may have first arisen in ancient marine invertebrates. “This work provides a new chapter to the evolution of ...