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 ...

If you ask people why they yawn, the most typical answer will be “because I’m tired.” But sleepiness and boredom might not be the real reasons behind yawning. It actually might be a way of getting rid ...

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 ...

“Most of us equate yawning with being tired, but studies have found that yawning could be caused by your body trying to cool your brain,” Dr. Jen Caudle tells Yahoo Life. She describes yawning as the ...

When feeling tired or sleepy, one of the body's most common responses is yawning. But why do all humans do this? And when can too much yawning be a cause for concern? Although the exact science behind ...

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 ...

During winter in Tuscon, Arizona, Professor Andrew Gallup and his team asked 80 random pedestrians to look at images of people yawning and then recorded whether they yawned in response. They then ...

Open your mouth wide, stretch the muscles of your jaw and upper body, take a slow breath in, and then exhale quickly. What have you done? You have yawned. Many animals, including humans, yawn. They do ...

Chances are you read this sentence about yawning and you yawned. Right? Well, a new study suggests that you may not really be yawning because it’s contagious, or you’re bored or tired. You’re actually ...

The reason we yawn has long been something of a mystery. But it might be because it helps us avoid harm, a study suggests. Researchers found that seeing someone yawn makes people more vigilant to ...