Researchers discover that geckos use a mechanism usually associated with balance to sense vibrations, leading to new insights about how animals hear and feel their surroundings. University of Maryland ...

Whether you’re a person, a bird, a bug, or a shark (like Jaws, currently celebrating its 50th anniversary), the world is throwing all sorts of information at us all the time. For any organism to be ...

Hearing begins with the stretching of elastic molecular 'springs' that open ion channels in the sensory hair cells of the ear. For decades, researchers have known that these gating springs must exist, ...

My dog Ranger gives a short sharp bark and looks at the front door. My wife responds, "There goes the doorbell." Of course, the doorbell has not sounded, and will not for another minute or so, it's ...

TOKYO, Japan – Hiromi Soeda always had trouble hearing what people were saying, whether they were her teachers at school or – later – clients at the hair salon where she worked. At home, she struggled ...