Ear mites are a type of mite that lives in the ear canal and feeds off skin oils and ear wax. They’re commonly found in animals. However, they may jump from pets onto humans and bite them.

Earlobes have a good blood supply, which helps in keeping them warm and maintaining balance. There are two primary types of earlobes found in humans, which include free earlobes and attached earlobes.

Human ears are similar to those of chimpanzees, but small differences mean chimps’ auditory system picks up on high and low frequencies the best, while human hearing is most sensitive to ...

Human ancestors that lived about 2 million years ago had hearing abilities similar to those of chimpanzees, but their ears had some slight differences that made their hearing more humanlike, a new ...

In a sense, the inner ear bones of the Lufengpithecus is a missing link in the evolutionary history of human locomotion. It all comes down to bipedalism, or the fact that humans walk on two legs.

Many animals move their ears to better focus their attention on a novel sound. That humans also have this capability was not known until now. A research team now has demonstrated that we make ...