In the depths of your inner ear lies one of biology’s most intricate sound systems. A new discovery reveals that the cochlea ...

5 sounds not meant for the human ear The highest note ever hit, space roar, ultrasound machine frequencies, and other phenomena of sound. By Purbita Saha Published Dec 13, 2022 9:30 AM EST Josie ...

People sense millisecond shifts in odor as quickly as they might spot a change in color, new research shows. The study discounts the notion that smell is a "slower" sense than sight or hearing, ...

Dog ears are made up of 18 muscles (vs. the human ear with six) and have considerably longer ear canals, which help them hone their sense of hearing. While this means dogs are vastly better at ...

Using state-of-the-art tissue engineering techniques and a 3D printer, researchers have assembled a replica of an adult human ear that looks and feels natural. The study offers the promise of ...

What is the loudest land animal in the world? The loudest land animal is the bulldog bat, whose sound registers at 140 dB. According to Cochlea.org, that’s outside of the threshold the human ear ...

An international team of surgeons and scientists from, among others, Uppsala University has confirmed secure surgical access to the central core of the human cochlea.

In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that is “on par” with how our brains perceive color ...

To the human ear, the notes sound like a cross between a hyena’s cackle and chalk screeching against a blackboard. But to the female rock hyraxes, each chorus is a power ballad echoing out ...

Then, this human DNA had somehow taken over the mouse DNA, and commanded it to grow a human ear. But it never happened - the mouse in the famous photo had never been genetically engineered.

When a bird sings, you may think you’re hearing music. But are the melodies it’s making really music? Or is what we’re hearing merely a string of lilting calls that appeals to the human ear ...