Stretching after waking feels so pleasant for the same reason it does for cats, but not everyone enjoys the benefits The stretching you do after waking isn’t really stretching. It is a process ...

Restaurant staff are often expected to abide by rules meant to improve service and efficiency, but at one Hong Kong-based restaurant, servers who don’t follow the rules are fined. According to the ...

Is it true that we yawn when our brains are deprived of oxygen? Most of us can feel a yawn coming on. The muscles in our jaw begin to tighten, our nostrils might flare, and our eyes might tear up as ...

Given that we’ve literally grown up with them, we often know surprisingly little about how our bodies work. This new series aims to fill the gaps All vertebrates yawn, or indulge in a behaviour that’s ...