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The sound of laughter can reveal a relationship status, a new research has suggested. Laughter has been known to have many health benefits, such as improving short term memory in older adults by ...

While a sense of humor is a key component of being human, laughter isn’t a pastime of Homo sapiens alone. Other primates laugh, too, though their laughter differs from ours in a fundamental way. The ...

This article is republished from The Conversation. Laughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In fact, when recorded laughter is slowed down, listeners can’t tell whether the sound ...

A new study showed that laughter is a better indicator in determining friendships than even speech. Volunteers were able to pinpoint groups of friends versus strangers by listening to their laughter.

I ran into an old episode of Hogan’s Heroes the other day that stuck me as odd. It didn’t have a laugh track. Ironically, the show was one where two pilots were shown, one with and one without a laugh ...

It’s scientifically established that humans and other great apes enjoy a good laugh. We likely inherited the capability to laugh from the last common ancestor we share with gorillas, bonobos, and ...

It was just an average day on the subway. A woman checks her phone and reads or sees something that tickles her funny bone. She laughs. Maybe you’ve seen this viral YouTube video posted here. Within ...

Ever wonder how often you fool your boss or in-laws by pretending to laugh at their dumb jokes? The answer is probably just over one-third of the time, according to new research by a UCLA ...

In a world that often feels overwhelmed by stress, conflict, and uncertainty, laughter and positivity are revolutionary acts. They don’t just lift your spirits they also improve your health, deepen ...