Why are people judged negatively for walking faster or slower than the pedestrians around them? Why is creativity viewed as sexier than intelligence? Why do dads joke about harming boys who have a ...

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 ...

But why does this happen?Scientists have been studying contagious yawning for decades, and the truth is a mix of biology, psychology, and social behaviour.WHAT ACTUALLY CAUSES A YAWN?A yawn is a ...

Humans’ first experience with yawning happens in utero, says Matthew D. Epstein, M.D., associate medical director of the Atlantic Health Sleep Centers in New Jersey. Yet, Earth-side, the ...

Contagious yawning is a widespread phenomenon that extends beyond merely being a sign of drowsiness; it is a behaviour interwoven with both physiological regulation and social communication. Recent ...

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 ...

Yawning seems like such a simple act, yet it holds surprising power over us. Just watching someone yawn — even a stranger — can suddenly trigger the irresistible urge to yawn yourself. Why does this ...

Ho-hum. Although everyone yawns, not everyone finds it easy to “catch” a yawn. Studies have shown that only 50 to 60 percent of us will yawn when someone else yawns in our sight. Being susceptible to ...

Humans’ first experience with yawning happens in utero, says Matthew D. Epstein, M.D., associate medical director of the Atlantic Health Sleep Centers in New Jersey. Yet, Earth-side, the ...

Researchers believe the yawning robot may have triggered some biological mechanism in the chimps that they associated with sleep. Image: Popular Science composite, Getty Images/ RMJM, Aline ...