Scientists Find Squid Are Covered in Hair-Like Cells Remarkably Similar to The Ones in Human Ears

Filed by Elara Myst

A hatchling squid imaged with light-sheet microscopy, to highlight its hair cells. (Wang et al., Current Biology, 2026) It's a bit like there's a tiny ocean in your ear.ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.