Thomas Mulligan explains how yawning helped early humans survive by promoting social bonding and alertness.

Yawning is strange. It’s not obviously just mechanical, like a burp to release gas pressure, or just psychological, like a yelp to express fear or excitement. A yawn is more like a sneeze or a hiccup, ...

What we know about yawning, from why we do it to why it's contagious New research shows contagious yawning is not only common in other species, and can happen between species, it can even be ...

Scientists from City St George’s, University of London created a terrifyingly realistic android head to determine whether ...

Veterinarian Andrés Santiago has revealed that contrary to common belief, dogs don't just yawn because they're tired. The Spanish vet explained in a TikTok video that yawning could be a dog's way ...

According to veterinarian Andrés Santiago - unlike humans who normally yawn simply because we are tired - there are many reasons why your dog may engage in this activity. Contrary to popular ...

Yawning, for example, can be taken to mean a dog is tired but it is also a sign of stress. Dogs yawn as a form of displacement behaviour to release the energy that they are feeling, much like ...

Do you ever wonder how much your dog cares about you? Science may well now have a test to help you discover just how ...

Contagious yawning is a well-known phenomenon among humans, and research has shown that our canine companions can experience it, too.