The human ear has a snail-shaped, fluid-filled structure called the cochlea which plays a crucial role in hearing. It detects sound as vibrations and converts those into nerve signals for the brain. A ...

Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed. By modeling how sound moved ...

The old adage is that moms have eyes in the back of their heads, but a new study shows that women in general may also have more sensitive hearing. The study, recently published in the journal ...

Women have approximately 2 decibels more sensitive hearing than men across all populations studied, making biological sex—not age—the primary factor in hearing sensitivity. Environment shapes which ...

Scientists have found that sex is the leading factor explaining differences in hearing sensitivity, with women having significantly more sensitive hearing than men. Hearing problems are on the rise ...

Hearing problems are on the rise worldwide, and while hearing sensitivity is well known to decrease with age, little research has been done on the other biological and environmental factors that ...

In this photo of Tunu, a young spotted seal, the experimental apparatus used for behavioral hearing tests in water can be seen in the background. Aerial hearing tests were conducted in a specialized ...