You know the feeling. It’s getting close to bedtime, you get sleepy, and you start yawning automatically. You may even find yourself yawning in the middle of the day in a mid-day lull. These yawns ...

Why do we yawn? Most vertebrates, including humans, yawn or exhibit similar behaviors. Spotted hyenas, which live in groups, ...

Seeing or hearing someone yawn can make you yawn. This phenomenon is not limited to humans; some animals experience contagious yawning, too. But why is yawning contagious? Brain cells called mirror ...

Chimpanzees can “catch” yawns from an android robot imitating human facial expressions, according to a new study that raises more questions about the evolutionary origins of the behaviour. Yawning is ...

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Everynone, the production team behind the viral hits Laughs and Symmetry, apply their winning formula to yawns big and small. The simple concept -- editing by association -- results in a mesmerizing ...