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Fetuses can 'catch' yawns from their mothers while still in the womb, new research suggests
Yawning is a highly contagious behavior. Stand next to someone who sleepily opens their mouth to take a deep breath, and, ...
Like an infectious smile or a mirrored yawn, peeing may be a socially contagious behavior that is overlooked and potentially widespread among primates. A study of 20 captive chimpanzees (Pan ...
While watching a group of captive chimpanzees for her graduate research, Ena Onishi noticed something odd about the primates. "They seemed to have a tendency to urinate around the same time," said ...
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Yawning is so contagious you can catch it before you're born, study suggests
A mother's yawn may set off her unborn baby, too. (Westend61/Getty Images) Yawning is contagious. You've probably got one ...
The topic of being "contagious" has been top of mind lately. Social and physical distancing and mask-wearing are part of our new normal. What if we thought about how our values, too, spread through ...
A new study finds that captive chimpanzees may sometimes catch the urge to pee from other chimps. While watching a group of captive chimpanzees for her graduate research, Ena Onishi noticed something ...
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