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

An ear wiggler himself, Schröer has collected stories of remarkable ear abilities, such as people who feel their ears moving toward a sound and people who use their ear movements in daily life. “They ...

From the original 'wireless' options all the way through to today's 'true wireless', and with plenty of 3.5mm connections in between, I've subjected my ears to earbuds from Apple, Beats, Sony ...

Check out our picks for the best earplugs for sleeping below. Earplugs cover the ear canal instead of fitting inside, and failing to use them as directed could lodge them in your ear canal If you ...

Dutch scientist Leonie Cornips has become fascinated with how cows communicate. But can this really be called 'language'?

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...

Tens of millions of years ago, our primate ancestors responded to noises in much the same way many other mammals do, pricking their ears and deftly turning them towards the sound's source. While a few ...

The main treatment for cancer that starts in the ear canal, middle and inner ear or the bone is surgery and radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is often given after surgery. Some people may have it instead of ...

You won’t notice it, but when you listen hard enough, your ears — or at least the muscles around them — spring into action. Though (most) humans lost the ability to wiggle their ears millions of years ...

Wiggling your ears is a fun party trick, but it turns out we do it ever so slightly when we're trying to hear better too. Scientists previously thought the muscle used to wiggle your ears was ...

But people do have certain muscles around the ear that never get used, except by those people who are able to deliberately wiggle their ears as a party trick. Recently, Hackley and some colleagues ...