This ability of lipo-cartilage to spring back to its original structure is what gives the ear and tip of nose their bounciness. “Lipochondrocytes are like the bubbles in bubble wrap,” Plikus explained ...

"It is in the nasal cartilage at the very tip of the nose," Plikus said. "It forms the entire ear cartilage," as well as the vast majority of larynx, or voice box, he said. "In all these places ...

Sharks don’t have bones. Their skeletons are made of cartilage - the same soft, flexible stuff as your ears and the tip of your nose are made of. This is true for all sharks, from the formidable great ...