Some people can still wiggle their ears voluntarily, but nonetheless, these muscles are considered "vestigial" — evolutionary remnants with little practical use today. That said, the researchers ...

Excitingly, the findings also shed light on a vestigial part of our body—and a once-useful ability lost to evolution. “There are three large muscles which connect the auricle to the skull and ...

“Whenever I see someone wearing a top hat I assume it’s hiding a vestigial twin growing out of their scalp. Prove me wrong,” the ape with a Ph.D. demanded. Sheepishly, Sven complie ...