The auricular muscles, which enabled our distant ancestors to move their ears for better hearing, activate when people try to ...

“The exact reason these became vestigial is difficult to tell, as our ancestors lost this ability about 25 million years ago, ...

Vestigial ear muscles activate during focused listening, revealing a hidden link to our auditory past and evolution.

CANTON − Papa Roach, a rock band that scored hit songs in the aughts, will perform a free two-man acoustic concert Monday at The Auricle. Presented by Mix 94.1 FM in Canton, the unique show will ...

Study first author Andreas Schröer, of Saarland University in Germany, said: "There are three large muscles which connect the ...

If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors listen closely. These auricular muscles helped change the shape of the pinna, or the shell of the ear, funneling ...

Scientists discover use for muscles long thought to have no purpose in humans - Muscle’s activity may provide objective measure of listening effort, scientists say ...

Tens of millions of years ago, our primate ancestors responded to noises in much the same way many other mammals do, pricking their ears and deftly turning them towards the sound's source.

A Foo Fighters tribute band will perform Saturday at The Auricle in downtown Canton. The Palace Theatre will be showing "Wicked" later this month and in February. The Cultural Center for the Arts ...