The average adult yawns about 20 times a day. But why? Surely we can’t all be that tired. The truth is, the science behind yawning is more complex than just a few hours too little sleep. Even more ...

From a baby to an adult, and even animals, yawning is one of those things that most of us do multiple times a day, especially ...

Merely thinking about or seeing someone yawn can make you yawn (you’re probably yawning right now). Most people yawn because they’re tired, but it can also happen unexpectedly and without any triggers ...

There is something you do when you’re tired, aroused, bored, or even hungry, but nobody completely understands why. Get your mind out of the gutter, I’m talking about yawning. We do it every day, ...

We do it when we're tired, when we're bored or when we're hungry; parachutists have been seen to do it before a jump, and research has even suggested a link between yawning and sexual arousal. But the ...

Yes. You’re probably going to yawn while you read this. Writing this piece, and reading research on yawning, I’ve been yawning nonstop, uncontrollably. And it's not because research on yawning is ...

Yawning is an automatic body response to tiredness or stress. Less commonly, excessive yawning can also be a sign of an underlying health condition. It can be related to the vagus nerve, sleep ...

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Yawning is one of the most common reflexes in our body. It is usually harmless and mostly indicates tiredness or fatigue. However, excessive yawning can be concerning. When you yawn too much, it could ...

Are you plagued by headaches, looking pale, struggling to sleep or feeling weak? These could all be symptoms that when combined with yawning, could be the sign of a medical problem that needs ...