Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of gene-editing experiments. When you purchase through links on our site ...

The middle ear of humans evolved from fish gills, according to a study of a 438 million-year-old fossil fish brain. Scientists discovered the fossil of the braincase of a Shuyu fish. Despite its ...

The mammalian ear is a perfect example. Over the eons, the jawbones of our fish ancestors became three separate small bones that transmit sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear. Now a new ...

The outer ears that sit on the sides of your head share an unexpected genetic heritage with the gills of fish. According to research published in the journal Nature by scientists from the ...

In a fascinating new discovery, scientists have found evidence suggesting that the flexible outer part of human ears may have evolved from the gills of ancient fish. Yes, your ears– the same ...

Picture this: a wriggling fish, swimming in ancient seas, whose jawbones would one day transform into the sophisticated machinery of the human inner ear. This isn’t just a story of bones and ...

Thumbing through the West Australian catalogue of fish ear bones is a bit like looking at the abstract shapes in a modern art gallery. All fish have ear bones called otoliths to help them hear ...

Jaws drop when Kerryn Parkinson tells people she studies fish ear bones for a living. Her parents are amused by her work and her children's friends often give her a stern look and say, "Fish don't ...

Humans' outer ears may have evolved from the gills of prehistoric fish, a new study finds. Gene-editing experiments indicate ...

Humans' outer ears may have evolved from the gills of prehistoric fish, a new study finds. Gene-editing experiments indicate that cartilage in fish gills migrated into the ear canal millions of years ...