Warm weather and swim season can bring ear problems to people of all ages. And although the ear seems a very simple part of our anatomy, it really is quite intricate and elegant in its design. Knowing ...

Upright and standing tall, folded or curled, cat ears come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Despite dramatic variations in appearance between some breeds, all cat ears function the same way. Ears can ...

A quick and simple First Aid guide on how to administer treatment for Foreign Object In The Ear. Otitis Media Middle ear infection, or otitis media, is a common type of infection that may or may not ...

Our ear helps us to hear and to keep our balance. Each ear has three parts: the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. The outer ear comprises the pinna (external ear flap) and auditory canal. The pinna ...

Scientists have unearthed a fossil of a mammal the size of a chipmunk that skittered around with the dinosaurs, with a key feature in the evolution of mammals — the middle ear bones — fabulously ...

What defines a mammal? Well, to some researchers it's a few tiny ear bones. The fossil, called Liaoconodon hui, is a member of an early group of prehistoric mammals called the triconodonts, defined by ...