Ménière disease is a balance disorder. It’s caused by an abnormality in part the inner ear called the labyrinth. Fluid build-up here can cause a severe spinning sensation (vertigo) and affect the ...

"We had been studying the development and regeneration of the jawbones of fishes, and an inspiration for us was Stephen Jay ...

"As ear infections are caused by fluid sitting in the middle ear, you can help dry any unwanted liquid by using a hair dryer near the affected ear (yes, really!)," says Samuels. "This will ...

How Do Hearing Aids Work? Hearing aids work by amplifying sound through a three-part system: The microphone receives sound and converts it into a digital signal. The amplifier increases the strength ...

Someone made very sophisticated wooden tools in China 300,000 years ago, and it might have been Denisovans or even Homo ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...