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 ...

I love visiting with my grandma. But sometimes I have to talk loudly so she can hear me. I asked my friend Christine Portfors why that is. She’s a biologist at Washington State University. She told me ...

A stray ear hair might seem like a trivial detail, a minor imperfection in the grand scheme of things. Yet, if your wife expresses a sudden aversion to this previously unnoticed feature, it can leave ...

The inner ear is a highly specialised sensory organ responsible for converting mechanical sound waves into neural signals through mechanosensitive hair cells. Despite their essential role in hearing, ...

Scientists have created a more efficient and controlled way to produce lab-grown inner ear hair cells than current methods allow, offering a new tool for hearing loss research. The study, published ...

You almost missed it. You were about to leave the house. You were taking that last look in the mirror, thinking to yourself, “Hey, not bad.” And then it caught the light.What was that? Where did it go ...