This muscle, known as the auricularis posterior, has been largely dormant in humans for centuries but shows signs of ...

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.

If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors listen closely. These auricular muscles ...

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.