But yawning’s ability to increase oxygen intake and enhance alertness can also explain many of its other triggers. Boredom, for example, is a common trigger, because it can leave you feeling ...

From a baby to an adult, and even animals, yawning is one of those things that most of us do multiple times a day, especially if we feel tired or bored. Fun fact: I have yawned at least three time ...

Why Do We Yawn? It's easy to assume that we yawn to try and inhale more oxygen, which is what scientists believed until 30 ...

Even though tiredness is the main reason for yawning, boredom can also make a big impact, with a third of Brits confessing to yawning out of boredom. A fifth of respondents also admitted that ...

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 ...

“Yawning is often associated with stretching ... tiredness and ‘catching’ one from someone else - 32 per cent cite boredom as a big cause, while 20 per cent put it down to stress or anxiety.

Unsurprisingly, tiredness was cited as the most common cause, with the peak times for yawning being between 8pm and 10pm, followed by the afternoon slump from 2pm to 4pm. But boredom and stress ...

Are you yawning yet? Thought so. Infectious yawns are as frustrating as they are intriguing. Sometimes it's enough to need to see someone yawn, hear them talk about it or even read about it for ...