Sleepyheads take note — a UA researcher may have helped discover the cause behind yawning. Omar Eldakar, a postdoctoral fellow in the UA Center for Insect Science, and Andrew Gallup, a postdoctoral ...

Consider the exploits of Frenchman Joseph Pujol, history’s most melodic master of flatulence. Early in life, in the 1860s, he discovered a rare ability to draw air into his rectum—to use as an organ ...

Italian scientists who documented humans interacting in everyday situations have found that women are more susceptible to catching the urge to yawn from others than men are. The findings, published in ...

Yawning is very common in humans. It is usually associated with sleep, tiredness or boredom. However, there is much more to ...

Yawning isn’t the only bodily function that’s contagious. Japanese scientists have discovered that chimpanzees are more likely to urinate when they see other primates going No. 1 as well, as detailed ...

“Most of us equate yawning with being tired, but studies have found that yawning could be caused by your body trying to cool your brain,” Dr. Jen Caudle tells Yahoo Life. She describes yawning as the ...

Beyond mere tiredness, frequent yawning might signal serious health concerns. Research links excessive yawning to ...

Yawning. We all do it and yet there's no set explanation for why we do it. Just as mysterious is that the act of yawning seems to be contagious. A new study looking at that issue has found that age ...

NORTH ADAMS — Go ahead, yawn. According to a recent study conducted by the University at Albany psychology department, yawning is not a contagious symptom of boredom or fatigue. In fact, its purpose ...

Yawn next to your dog, and it may do the same. Though it seems simple, this contagious behavior is actually quite remarkable: Only a few animals do it, and only dogs cross the species barrier. Now a ...

A yawn could be more than a sign of sleepiness or a show of boredom. A new study suggests it could be a way for your brain to cool off. According to this brain-cooling theory, yawning pays off because ...