A small brain region reacts strongly to chimp calls. This shows that our voice system links to older primate signals.

Elves might have highly efficient mitochondria – the tiny powerhouses inside cells that convert food into energy – allowing ...

One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The ...

Paleontologists from UChicago use CT scanning and software simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor ...

Medical technology company MED-EL announced Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved expanding the use ...

Dogs have a talent for looking heartbreakingly mournful at the exact moment their humans are laughing, celebrating or simply ...

One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an ...

A new study shows monkeys can perceive and sync to a musical beat, challenging assumptions about rhythm, evolution, and ...

The auditory system is the sensory system for hearing. It consists of the outer ear (the auricle and auditory canal), the middle ear (the tympanic membrane, malleus, incus and stapes), the inner ear ...

I know therapists use music to get through to people with Alzheimer’s disease who don’t really connect with anything else anymore. I just saw on the news that ...