Volume 37 #1 – January

There are 206 bones in the human body. The largest bone is the femur, also known as the thigh bone, which can support up to 30 times the weight of the body. Do you know where the smallest bone is? It is in your ear. Yes, the three smallest bones in your body are part of one of the most remarkable hearing systems that has ever been designed. In this issue of Discovery, we are going to learn about the amazing human ear.