While the human body can withstand horrendous trauma, we are far from infallible. We'd be much better off if we had bat ears, clawed feet, and a pouch to carry a baby, according to an anatomist ...

Have you ever wondered why human ears are built the way they are, and how they came to be? Science has yet to fully uncover ...

Alice Roberts and the 3D model of her perfect human body (Picture: BBC) The human body has evolved over millions of years but to reach perfection it needs bat ears, a pouch and claw feet ...

Bats lend an ear to sonar engineering Date: May 10, 2011 Source: Institute of Physics Summary: Researchers have mapped out the diversity of bat ears in a hope to inspire the design of new ...