During the earliest days of life on Earth, the ancestors of the ocean mammals we know today looked completely different. Cetaceans, the group that includes modern dolphins, whales, and porpoises, ...

The inner ear, a complex sensory apparatus incorporating the cochlea, semicircular canals, and otolithic organs, is pivotal for auditory perception and balance. Recent multidisciplinary research has ...

The inner ear may not seem like a particularly bony place, but human ears in fact have three small bones (also known as ossicles): the malleus, the incus and the stapes. While most people would assume ...