Discover how Dr. Madan Kataria’s Laughter Yoga movement is helping people worldwide find joy, health, and connection through ...

If you tickle a rat's belly, it squeals with laughter. However, we are unable to perceive this laughter as its frequency, around 50 kHz, exceeds the range of human hearing. Neuroscientist Jaak ...

AI can accomplish unimaginably complex tasks. From predicting protein folding patterns and writing poetry to beating the best minds on the planet at games like chess, the possibilities are seemingly ...

I vividly remember a conversation with my very liberal grandmother 22 years ago when after she saw the 2003 movie "Elf," with Will Ferrell, she said, “That movie was so funny, it made me forget about ...

NEW YORK - When scientists set out to trace the roots of human laughter, some chimps and gorillas were just tickled to help. Literally. That's how researchers made a variety of apes and some human ...

Can't stop laughing at the wrong time? Research shows your go-to strategy doesn't work, especially when others are laughing.

Apes often make weird sounds when they're tickled, and some researchers now say these pants and hoots truly are related to human laughter. That's the conclusion of a new study in the journal Current ...