Most people think of ear-wiggling as a quirky trick, but new research suggests that human ears still attempt to move when focusing on sounds. While our ears appear static, scientists have discovered ...

Vestigial human ear muscles react to sounds even if the external ear does not move. This could be used to build better earing aids.

Muscles only believed to be used to wiggle our ears actually enable people to listen more intently, reveals new research.

A mechanism that activates specific muscles in our ears is a leftover from our evolutionary past, back when our ancestors depended more on their hearing for survival.