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

Yawning has a reputation for being a result of boredom, so yawning on a date or at a funeral can be cause for embarrassment - ...

A new study has revealed the most cringe-worthy moments Brits have been caught yawning - and it seems there's never a good time to stifle a yawn ...

Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it too, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. But why? The "evolutionarily ancient" act of yawning likely ...

It’s almost impossible not to yawn after seeing someone else do it, but most of us probably don’t know why it’s so hard to fight the urge. Anna Bartter asks the experts. Did you know that ...

Cue the yawn. The yawn is so much more than a signal of how tired we are. It’s also a symptom of boredom, an expression of rebellion, a facial workout, and an utterly contagious bodily function ...

You may well be yawning just reading this - it's contagious. Now researchers have looked at what happens in our brains to trigger that response. A University of Nottingham team found it occurs in ...