Scientists call this feature a “neural fossil”. It’s a remnant of a system that once helped our ancestors pinpoint the ...

Vestigial ear muscles activate during focused listening, revealing a hidden link to our auditory past and evolution.

The auricular muscles, which enabled our distant ancestors to move their ears for better hearing, activate when people try to ...

An ear wiggler himself, Schröer has collected stories of remarkable ear abilities, such as people who feel their ears moving toward a sound and people who use their ear movements in daily life. “They ...

NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: While taking horseback riding lessons recently, Steven Hackley got this advice - pay close ...

In almost every species, ear movement can be a clue that the animal is trying to pay close attention to something. When people are trying hard to listen to something, the body seems to do its best ...

Animals such as dogs and rabbits perk up or twitch their ears in response to sound. This movement focuses sound on the animal's eardrum, which is important for accurately identifying and ...

Yet, although they no longer allow effective ear movement, they continue to activate in certain situations... A team of researchers from Saarland University in Germany, in collaboration with American ...

Beats’ long-awaited Powerbeats Pro 2 bring active noise cancellation, Spatial Audio, and Apple’s H2 chip to the gym – ...

Wiggling your ears is a fun party trick, but it turns out we do it ever so slightly when we're trying to hear better too. Scientists previously thought the muscle used to wiggle your ears was ...

A bizarre discovery has left Australians stunned, as people realise that only some humans have the ability to create a ...