The human ear has three segments: external, middle, and inner ear. The tensor tympani muscle is one of the two muscles in the middle ear. The middle ear, located between the eardrum and the inner ear, ...

In almost every species, ear movement can be a clue that the animal is trying to pay close attention to something. When people are trying hard to listen to something, the body seems to do its best to ...

If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors listen closely. These auricular muscles helped change the shape of the pinna, or the shell of the ear, funneling ...