Millions of years ago, our ancestors were able to move their ears to better capture sounds ... Yet, although they no longer allow effective ear movement, they continue to activate in certain ...

A group of Las Vegas seniors were forced to find a new place to live after their independent living home was sold. Residents were told at the beginning of January they had until the 30th of the month ...

Not just 'men's nipples': 10 seemingly useless parts of the human body - GIGAZINE The auricular muscles, which allow ear movement, are also a vestigial organ. Many animals can move their ears in ...

Researchers from Saarland University in Germany, hearing-aid manufacturer WS Audiology, and the University of Missouri have shown the muscles once tasked with moving our outer ears – or auricles ...

You won’t notice it, but when you listen hard enough, your ears — or at least the muscles around them — spring into action. Though (most) humans lost the ability to wiggle their ears ...

A team at Saarland University has taken a closer look at our seemingly insignificant ear-wiggling muscles ... possible explanation could be that the evolutionary pressure to move the ears ceased ...

As humans grew more proficient with visual and vocal systems, the evolutionary pressure to move their ears ceased ... and are important for ear wiggling,” study first author Andreas Schröer ...

As humans grew more proficient with visual and vocal systems, the evolutionary pressure to move their ears ceased. This caused the auricular ... and are important for ear wiggling,” study first author ...