Millions of years ago marine animals had hearing organs that allowed them to detect sounds in the water. When land dwelling animals evolved they now had to detect environmental sounds that traveled ...

The end result of having outer hair cell electromotility is that we are able to discriminate between sounds that are very close in frequency. The reason for this may be easily understood by ...

The inner ear is a marvel of evolution, but scientists are still puzzled over certain aspects of its operation. Two related studies detail how scientists successfully excised a sliver of an inner ear ...

Audiologist, discusses how the ear works and disorders of the structure of the ear. Mitt Romney's sister-in-law found dead in Southern California: What we know Texas troops were sent to Chicago on a ...