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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Scientists have identified some reasons why yawns spread from person to person. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Seeing or hearing ...

A new study suggests that for people treating depression with common medications, the frequency of their yawning might track with how well they are healing. Published in the Journal of Psychiatric ...