To test whether humans still use auricular muscles — which once helped move our primate ancestors’ ears to funnel sound — scientists attached electrodes to the sides of people’s heads, and asked them ...

Evolution has largely deprived us of our ability to swivel our ears, but those vestigial muscles still activate when we listen intently, according to new research.

Sometimes it's a genetic condition. The visible part of your ear is called the auricle. A baby typically grows it during the sixth week of pregnancy. A preauricular pit forms when the auricle ...