“The exact reason these became vestigial is difficult to tell, as our ancestors lost this ability about 25 million years ago, ...

The auricular muscles, which enabled our distant ancestors to move their ears for better hearing, activate when people try to ...

Millions of years ago, our ancestors were able to move their ears to better capture sounds, much like dogs or cats. But with ...

If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors listen closely. These auricular muscles ...

Evolution has largely deprived us of our ability to swivel our ears, but those vestigial muscles still activate when we listen intently, according to new research.

Vestigial ear muscles activate during focused listening, revealing a hidden link to our auditory past and evolution.

This muscle, known as the auricularis posterior, has been largely dormant in humans for centuries but shows signs of ...

Similar research had already shown that the largest muscles, posterior and superior auricular muscles, react during attentive ...

When sounds came from behind a participant, the posterior auricular muscles contracted as if attempting to point the ears in that direction. If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that ...

It's not for lack of trying. Researchers from Saarland University in Germany, hearing-aid manufacturer WS Audiology, and the ...

Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists used ...

Similar research had already shown that the largest muscles, posterior and superior auricular muscles, react during attentive listening. Because they pull the ears up and back, they are considered ...