It turns out the human ear got off to a fishy start. Literally. A fascinating new study reveals that the mammalian outer ear has its evolutionary roots in the gills of ancient fish. This surprising ...

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy ...

Understanding how sound travels through the middle ear is essential for designing reliable hearing implants. Traditional ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in Nature from the USC Stem Cell lab of Gage Crump, this intricate coil of ...