Squid skin behaves a bit like a large, 10-armed human ear. While scientists at Case Western Reserve University were probing ...

Humans perceive very low-frequency sounds through a unique electrical mechanism in the inner ear, rather than the mechanical process used for normal hearing. This discovery provides evidence ...

Scientists have known for years that squid have cells with bundles of tiny, hairlike protrusions on their heads and arms, ...

Hearing begins with the stretching of elastic molecular "springs" that open ion channels in the sensory hair cells of the ear. For decades, researchers have known that these gating springs must exist, ...

Squid have sensory hair cells across their bodies that detect water movement, revealing surprising similarities to how the human ear senses sound.

Even though you don't think about them much as you go about your day, your ears play a major role in enabling you to function. Aside from hearing, they are also crucial for maintaining the body's ...