In this comic, narrated by an adorable cartoon ear, we learn about the role of hair cells in the ear, hearing issues that may be a concern and how to protect your ears. Hint: go easy on the Q-tips!

The ears are complex and delicate organs. In this article, we explain how ears work, how they detect sounds, and how they help people keep their balance.

Ancient ear-wiggling muscles kick on when people strain to hear. That auricular activity, described January 30 in Frontiers in Neuroscience, probably doesn’t do much, if anything. But these ...

Ears are strange, not only in their convoluted appearance but especially because, despite their extraordinary value as hearing organisms—and both hearing and sight are highly esteemed senses ...