You know the feeling. It’s getting close to bedtime, you get sleepy, and you start yawning automatically. You may even find yourself yawning in the middle of the day in a mid-day lull. These yawns ...

The average adult yawns about 20 times a day. But why? Surely we can’t all be that tired. The truth is, the science behind yawning is more complex than just a few hours too little sleep. Even more ...

Fair Warning: Reading this is probably going to make you yawn! If you've got a case of the Mondays or just need a few minutes of Zen, this video that wildlife photographer Karolina Noree shared on ...

Yes. You’re probably going to yawn while you read this. Writing this piece, and reading research on yawning, I’ve been yawning nonstop, uncontrollably. And it's not because research on yawning is ...

Simply looking at the word can stimulate a yawn. I’m actually yawning while typing this piece. Interestingly, all vertebrates — a living being with a spinal column — yawn. Vertebrates include mammals, ...