About one in five people can wiggle their ears—while the rest watch in non-wiggly envy. But what makes this skill possible for some and impossible for others? Ear movement is controlled by the ...

Fur babies’ reaction to their favorite human’s return is often precious. In this Instagram video, the dog’s ears perk up when ...

Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.View full profile Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. Thought to be pretty redundant in ...

Human ears can wiggle as well as produce their own sounds, and now researchers have a better understanding of how these unusual processes work. Since ear wiggling involves complex coordination of ...

A “useless” muscle that allows some people to wiggle their ears actually activates when we strain to hear something. Our ape ancestors lost the ability to pivot their ears when they diverged from ...

Muscles only believed to be used to wiggle our ears actually enable people to listen more intently, reveals new research. Researchers have found that the auricular muscles, which helped our distant ...

It’s interesting when a dog’s simple behavior reaches people around the world. A Samoyed named Felix becomes an influencer travel dog after his ear dance goes viral, and a video on Instagram shows the ...

Omo is not quite 5 months old, but already the baby male hippo can wiggle both ears at the same time, to the delight of his fans. Omo is a new addition to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. He was ...

I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? • Bilateral symmetry is the default mode for movement. Infants suck, cry and wave ...