That relentless scratching. Every pet parent knows the sound – the constant thump of a dog’s leg against their ear (and the ...

Tiny arachnids help keep our skin healthy, but they can also cause problems, especially while their hosts are trying to sleep ...

Parasites are an often-overlooked threat in pet care, especially for cats, as infestations can cause serious health issues for both pets and humans. According to Boehringer Ingelheim Malaysia, ...

But humans lost this ability around 25 million years ago, as our ancestors became more reliant on vision and complex vocal communication. The muscles responsible for ear movement — known as the ...

As humans grew more proficient with visual and ... and are important for ear wiggling,” study first author Andreas Schröer of Saarland University in Germany, said. “These muscles ...

Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei said that his AI startup is racing to secure the computing power needed to meet demand for its generative AI chatbot Claude. “The surge in demand ...

An older man presses his fingers to the side of his head, next to his ear. To test whether humans still use auricular muscles — which once helped move our primate ancestors’ ears to funnel sound — ...

Does this increased muscle activity help modern humans hear better? Probably not. "The ear movements that we have been studying are probably too tiny to have any effect on hearing," Hackley said.

These auricular muscles helped change the shape of the pinna, or the shell of the ear, funneling sound to the eardrums. Millions of years ago, our ancestors stopped using them, so humans ...

These auricular muscles helped change the shape of the pinna, or the shell of the ear, funneling sound to the eardrums. Millions of years ago, our ancestors stopped using them, so humans ...

A study shows that vestigial ear muscles activate when humans listen intently, mirroring how animals move their ears to locate sounds. Using electromyography, researchers found that these muscles ...