Millions of years ago, our ancestors were able to move their ears to better capture sounds, much like dogs or cats. But with ...

“The exact reason these became vestigial is difficult to tell, as our ancestors lost this ability about 25 million years ago,” Schröeer said. “One possible explanation could be that the evolutionary ...

Some people can still wiggle their ears voluntarily, but nonetheless, these muscles are considered "vestigial" — evolutionary remnants with little practical use today. That said, the researchers ...

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

What's more, when listeners were trying to pay attention to sound coming from a speaker behind them, the other ear muscle they monitored showed electrical activity — the muscle that, in animals ...

If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors ... distracting podcasts from speakers in front of or behind them. Each participant underwent 12 five-minute ...

Evolution has largely deprived us of our ability to swivel our ears, but those vestigial muscles still activate when we listen intently, according to new research.

The muscles that enable modern humans to wiggle ... which are found above and behind the ears respectively. While seated in a soundproof room with their heads secured in a chin rest to prevent ...

What's more, when listeners were trying to pay attention to sound coming from a speaker behind them, the other ear muscle they monitored showed electrical activity — the muscle that, in animals, pulls ...