Medically reviewed by John Carew, MD The ears are a pair of sensory organs whose primary functions are hearing and balance.

To understand the structure of the cochlear nerve, it's best to start with the anatomy of the ear. Your ear has three main ...

The ossicles move the sound to the inner ear, which sends signals to the brain. Amazing. Sadly, we can't go beyond the eardrum and see all that inner goodness, because we don't want to puncture it.

A well-preserved skull fossil of a new bird species discovered in Brazil helps scientists understand the evolution of modern ...