Evolution has left humans with many vestigial traits—remnants of once-useful biological features that serve little or no modern purpose. One such example is the muscles around our ears, which in many ...

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If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors listen closely. These auricular muscles helped change the shape of the pinna, or the shell of the ear, funneling ...

When considering overall health, hearing often takes a back seat compared to other senses. Yet, our ears are vital instruments that contribute to communication and quality of life. One aspect of ear ...

Evolution has largely deprived us of our ability to swivel our ears, but those vestigial muscles still activate when we listen intently, according to new research. Reading time 3 minutes Tens of ...