Have you ever wondered why human ears are built the way they are, and how they came to be? Science has yet to fully uncover ...

The cells in the different parts of the cochlea then send signals to the brain corresponding to the sound it has picked up. The Visual Ear demonstrates similar behavior on a strip of addressable LEDs.

Since our ears are typically the first body part of experiencing cold, prolonged exposure to the elements without ear protection can cause them to hurt quite a bit. Dr.

Ear cancer is when abnormal cells in the ear start to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. Most of these cancers start in the skin of the outer ear. Cancers that develop inside the ear, known as ...

Scientists have revealed in near-atomic detail the structure of the key part of the inner ear responsible for hearing. The findings could point the way toward developing new treatments for hearing ...

Now research in guinea pigs shows that compressed music can damage the ears in ways that regular music does not. The research, though preliminary, suggests that there may be cause to worry about ...

Below, they give tips on the safest way to clean your ears, reveal how often you need to do it and discuss what happens if you don’t keep this part of your body clean.