A new paper finds that yawning is indeed contagious—and that any attempts to stifle that yawn will only make the urge even stronger. You’ve probably experienced the phenomenon yourself — you see ...

When she worked in banking, Nana Gigolaeva used to shift her eyes from left to right during her boss’ presentations. “It made me focus so I wouldn’t yawn,” says Gigolaeva, 30, of Walnut Creek, Calif. ...

Have you ever wondered why yawning is contagious? It may be a way to bond with your fellow human being, but scientists have other theories. We’re one sentence into this story and I’ve already yawned ...

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 ...

Ho-hum. Although everyone yawns, not everyone finds it easy to “catch” a yawn. Studies have shown that only 50 percent to 60 percent of us will yawn when someone else yawns in our sight. Being ...

We’ve all let out a big ol' yawn… usually in the middle of a long meeting or a phone call with an insufferable aunt. But a giant mouth stretch doesn’t necessarily mean boredom—or even sleepiness. It ...

The other day I woke up, stretched, yawned, and wondered: Do all beasts, large and small, stretch and yawn? What about rhinos, hippos, ants, or even the wee little ...

You’ve probably experienced the phenomenon yourself — you see someone yawn, and all of a sudden you’re yawning too. It turns out scientists even have a name for that — contagious yawning, and it ...

When she worked in banking, Nana Gigolaeva used to shift her eyes from left to right during her boss’ presentations. “It made me focus so I wouldn’t yawn,” said Gigolaeva, 30, of Walnut Creek, Calif. ...