Researchers have unveiled a cutting-edge facial expression synthesis technology that uses “waveform movements” to replicate natural gestures, including breathing, blinking, and yawning ...

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 ...

The day was long and the events numerous, so the littlest member of the Wales clan was spotted yawning during the ... with a dramatic (and adorable) expression. The music gave Prince Louis a ...

The average adult yawns 20 times per day. And when you feel a yawn coming on, it can be nearly impossible to suppress. But why does being around other yawners make you yawn? PBS NewsHour asked a ...

Bournemouth University neuropsychologist Simon Thompson is an expert on yawning. In 2011, he posited that high levels of the stress hormone cortisol may be a direct cause of yawning. “We believe that ...

But why? Surely we cannot all be that tired. The truth is the science behind yawning is much more complex than just a few hours too little sleep. Even more complex? Why we seem to yawn because ...

What is yawning? And why do we do so much of it? Neuroscientist and yawn expert Robert Provine says it's "ancient and autonomic." It stems from early evolution and is common to many creatures ...