A research team led by scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology scanned the skulls of Neandertals and found the small middle ear ossicles, which are important for hearing.

Letter Published: 24 September 1955 Supra-sternal Ossicles in Primates other than Man: some Isolated Cases in Gorilla and Chimpanzee G. T. ASHLEY Nature 176, 608–609 (1955) Cite this article ...

Dried scleral rings of Opisthocomus, Galliformes, Cuculiformes, and other birds were examined to determine the pattern of ossicle overlap in Opisthocomus and its bearing on the phylogenetic ...

Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM) is a powerful complement to the variety of available techniques for the investigation of auditory ossicles. The contrast of acoustic microscopy depends on the ...

Ear infection, particularly in the middle ear, can lead to precipitation of auditory ossicles─a frequent condition causing marked hearing loss. This study aimed to locate ossicles by extracting ...

Scientists have scanned the skulls of Neanderthals and found the small middle ear ossicles, which are important for hearing, still preserved within the cavities of the ear. To their surprise, the ...