The 'Malleus Maleficarum,' a medieval handbook, was used to try and execute supposed witches. Its influence lasted for centuries – including at the Salem Witch Trials. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe ...

The malleus is a small bone in the ear that helps transmit sound vibrations. Conditions affecting the malleus often impact hearing ability. Otosclerosis is a condition where the malleus and other ...

It was also dangerous to talk to yourself, to be a pet owner or, especially, to be a woman. If you had or were any of those things at the time of the Salem Witch Trials, there was a chance you could ...

Anthropologists could shed new light on the earliest existence of humans. The study analyzed the tiny ear bones, the malleus, incus and stapes, from two species of early human ancestor in South Africa ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Ahead of Halloween, Portland State University (PSU) is sharing the story of a book in its vault, which is the oldest known guide to witch hunting. "The Malleus Maleficarum, also known ...

As Stephen Jay Gould once put it, we have an earful of jaw. The small, sound-conducting bones of our inner ears – the incus, malleus, and stapes – got their start as jaw bones in our distant ancestors ...