Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have refined an X-ray diffraction technique for detecting biological structures ...

For the first time archaeologists have used the small bones found in the ear to look at the health of women and children from 160 years ago. Archaeologists from the University of Bradford have ...

The vertebrate ear is a remarkable structure. Tightly encapsulated within the densest bone of the skeleton, it comprises the smallest elements of the vertebrate skeleton (auditory ossicles) and gives ...

Otosclerosis is one of many hearing disorders found only in humans, affecting the otic capsule. It occurs when the joints between the ossicles in the middle ear become hardened with age. The formation ...

These components work together seamlessly to allow us to experience the world of sound. For example, when listening to music, the vibrations travel through the air, enter the ear canal, and cause the ...

A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in textbooks for decades. It is ...

Biological materials are masterpieces created by nature. Bones, for example, are extremely hard, yet at the same time elastic ...

Archaeologists from the University of Bradford have examined ear ossicles taken from the skeletons of 20 juveniles, excavated from an 18th and 19th century burial ground in Blackburn. They were chosen ...