Swiss researchers have engineered elastic cartilage from patients’ own ear cells with mechanical properties close to natural ...

In laboratory experiments, researchers have produced ear cartilage that remains form-stable in animal models. Only one ...

This educational film illustrates the structures and functions of the outer, middle and inner ear. Shows the importance of the semicircular canals as organs of balance.

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 ...