New research shows contagious yawning is not only common in other species, and can happen between species, it can even be caused by a robot By Joseph Brean Published Jun 21, 2025 ...

When you yawn after seeing someone else yawn, your brain is unconsciously reflecting their state, much like you might smile when a friend smiles or feel tense when someone near you is angry.

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, ...

I Just Can’t Wait To Die is an awesome title for an album, especially when the songs are pretty wholesome. It comes from New Jersey band Yawn Mower, who have another preview from the album today ...

Android head gaping and yawning (Aline Sardin-Damasso & Mona.) Eight of the 14 chimpanzees were found to yawn in response to the android’s “yawn” expression.

Nice People Are Prone to Yawn Empathetic people are more likely to 'catch' the yawns By Colin Allen published March 1, 2003 - last reviewed on June 4, 2025 ...

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On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect. Called Dominion Day until 1982, the national holiday is now ...

Yawning is actually a difficult case when it comes to these contagious behaviours. It is the most contagious behaviour – it’s meant to be auto matic, it’s something that you can’t stop.

Not always, of course, Yawning might, for example, help cool the brain for optimal performance, as one theory holds. But yawning also involves empathy, as its contagious aspect shows.

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And bookmakers responded with a collective yawn. At most sportsbooks, the Steelers’ Super Bowl odds didn’t move an inch. That’s because any moves were made months ago, anticipating the ...