- ‘A neural fossil’: human ears try to move when listening, scientists say The Guardian
- ‘Obsolete’ muscle that wiggles ears actually activates while listening New Scientist
- Ear muscle thought useless moves when listening hard Cosmos
- Humans Lost the Ability to Swivel Their Ears—But These Vestigial Muscles Still Twitch Gizmodo
- Most humans haven’t moved these muscles in 25 million years Popular Science