Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy ...

Ear cancer is rare. Most often, it begins in the skin of the outer ear. Out of 100 skin cancers that develop, approximately 5 occur in or around the ear. In the United States, about 200 patients are ...

Evolution is a master recycler. It often uses old structures (or ancient genes) for new jobs. The mammalian ear is a perfect example. Over the eons, the jawbones of our fish ancestors became three ...