Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Red ears are usually harmless and can occur for many reasons, including emotional responses and eating spicy foods. They can also be caused by a medical ...

Elastic cartilage, which is in the outer ear and larynx, provides shape and elasticity. Fibrocartilage, tough and strong, is in joint capsules, ligaments and the spine’s invertebral discs. In ...

The ear is lifted from its bed and positioning is maintained by another piece of cartilage that is fixed behind the ear. To end the process, a layer of tissue and skin graft are taken and placed ...

Gene-editing experiments indicate that cartilage in fish gills migrated into the ear canal millions of years ago during the course of our evolution.Going even further back, our outer ears may have ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in Nature from the USC Stem Cell lab of Gage Crump, this intricate coil ...

The cartilage in the mammalian outer ear evolved further into a variety of shapes, such as those of the large, sensitive ears of echolocating bats, the alert, ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in Nature from the USC Stem Cell lab of Gage Crump, this intricate coil of ...

Researchers in Switzerland and the United States have combined bioengineered human skin with bioprinted cartilage to produce what in the future could be perfect-looking ears to replace the outer ...