The eustachian tube connects the middle ear to the upper throat and nasal cavity. It's lined with mucous and helps regulate pressure around the eardrum so that sound waves can be transferred. Ears can ...

The temporal bones are two bony structures that shape the sides and base of the skull (cranium). They are located to the side of (lateral to) the temporal lobes of the brain’s cerebral cortex. The ...

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

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

By Mekado Murphy ‘Conclave’ | Anatomy of a Scene The director Edward Berger narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Ralph Fiennes. By Mekado Murphy ‘Smile 2’ | Anatomy of a Scene ...

The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But ...

The progress and accomplishments of late have been extremely important to Envoy Medical as they have set the stage for us to demonstrate the value of fully implanted hearing devices. First, we have ...

Envoy Medical’s fully implanted technology includes a sensor designed to leverage the natural anatomy of the ear instead of a microphone to capture sound. The Acclaim CI is designed to address severe ...

Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over ...

There was a distance of greater than one metre between a barrister and a man who was trespassing on his land when a fatal ...

Grey's Anatomy has had plenty of wild medical cases ... Alex discovers a small hole in her inner ear, which allows to her hear her organs working, and makes her sensitive to sound.