It turns out the human ear got off to a fishy start. Literally. A fascinating new study reveals that the mammalian outer ear ...

They implanted the shape of a human ear in the back of a mouse as part of research to better understand how they could help grow body parts for humans. They published their results in 1997.

Mouse with human ear. It's said the camera never lies. But sometimes the caption on a photo can be wickedly misleading. Dr Karl remembers one famous instance of someone taking the Mickey.

Researchers have constructed a living human ear that looks and feels just like the real thing, and they made it with the help of a 3D printer. The new ear improves upon prosthetic ears made by current ...

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

The ear’s outer flap, called the pinna, acts as a sound-gatherer, “a bit like a horn,” Dr. Ricketts says. That horn is pointed slightly to the front, allowing the ear to gather more sound ...

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 ...

An artist has a structure resembling a human ear surgically implanted in his forearm, and plans to turn it into an Internet-connected mic so anyone anywhere can hear what he hears.

But could an animal’s call actually damage human ears? The loudest animal in the world isn't your dog, and it's definitely not your baby — even though their screams may seem ear-splitting.

Burning Question: Why are our ears shaped the way they are? It’s easy to poke fun at someone with big ears, but human bodies have an interesting way of evolving to optimize their effectiveness ...