A first-time visitor to a large grassy space between industrial buildings, just off Four Mile Run, in South Arlington, Virginia, would never know that punk rock history was made on that spot.

However, scientists don’t have a full sense of why this happens because they are still working to understand the mechanics of the inner ear. A team of physicists recently took a novel approach to ...

Broken and brittle nails are not uncommon, but if you’re seeing white spots on your nails, also known as leukonychia, it’s understandable to be concerned. “Leukonychia is a condition where ...

Q: I recently experienced severe vertigo due to fluid in my inner ear from a sinus infection. It affected not only my balance, but also my blood pressure and anxiety. Are there any precautions to ...

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To learn how the animal's bone structure helps with this, lead author Camille Grohé turned to the animals' inner ear. The inner ear is crucial for maintaining balance and a steady head posture.

I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a ...

A team of scientists used three-dimensional CT-scans of a 6-million-year-old fossilized Lufengpithecus skull’s bony inner ear and found a structure that looks similar to some of today’s ...

Don’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear. Of course, you can’t actually fit your elbow inside your ear. But you can fit a Q-tip, which comes with this warning: “Do not insert ...

At first, the team kept the machine vertical, so the subjects could rely on their inner ear to orient themselves. Wearing blindfolds and listening to white noise, the subjects rotated themselves to a ...

Sensory cells in the inner ear called outer hair cells (OHCs) amplify sounds by changing their length. As we age, these cells lose their ability to stretch in response to sound, preventing sound ...

It may seem like an unusual spot, but clogged pores can form ... says it is generally just not a good idea to pop a pimple in the ear. “The skin inside the ear is delicate, and popping a pimple ...