Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of ...

Two new studies offer insights into the evolution and development of external ears, which appear in humans and other mammals ...

For humans, they’re a bit unsightly, they’re made of cartilage yet somehow sneak in three bones, and they get bigger as we ...

The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears ...

A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The mammalian outer ear has been traced back to ancient fish gills, revealing its evolutionary origin. Both structures share a rare tissue type, elastic ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in Nature from the USC Stem Cell lab of Gage Crump, this intricate coil of ...

Everyone deals with earwax buildup at some point -- whether it collects on the outer ear or sticks to your earbuds. While it’s perfectly OK to clean the outer ear when wax gets unruly ...