A team of researchers from Binghamton University in New York, the University of Alcalá, and the University of Valencia in Spain created a digital three-dimensional model of the ear bone using ...

Anewly discovered mammal fossil may give clues to how bones in the middle ear evolved from jaw bones, according to a study published in Science yesterday (December 5). The malleus, incus, and ...

These are the smallest three bones in the human body. They’re called the malleus, the incus and the stapes, and they sit between the eardrum and the entrance to your inner ear, to the place ...

The eardrum then starts vibrating and these vibrations are passed to three small ear bones – called the hammer, anvil and stirrup. Many animals have ears that are able to detect ultrasound.

A study of the inner ear bones of Neanderthals shows a significant loss of diversity in their shape around 110,000 years ago, suggesting a genetic bottleneck that contributed to Neanderthals' decline.

And so on. Despite these differences, all mammals share four traits that are shown in the diagram below: hair, mammary glands, a hinged jaw, and three tiny middle ear bones. Most have specialized ...

Ms Willmont developed a condition called otosclerosis which is when one of the bones in the ear hardens and fuses together, causing hearing to deteriorate. It is thought to affect about three in ...