Two new studies offer insights into the evolution and development of external ears, which appear in humans and other mammals ...

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of ...

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These early amphibians even retained bony scales typical of their fish ancestors. It was not until the evolution of reptiles, with their skin especially suited for water retention, that these ...

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The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears ...

A recent study from July 2023 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B sheds light on how marine mammals, like ...

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A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...

With collaborators, the researchers then investigated whether the human outer ear and fish gill enhancers could be used to ...