The Justice Department is prosecuting a woman who laughed during a Senate hearing to confirm Jeff Sessions as attorney general. I can sympathize with her somewhat absurd plight, because I was once ...

Dec. 4, 2005 — -- Researchers at the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service in Washington state say sometimes a bark is just a bark -- but a long, loud panting sound has real meaning.

A Michigan woman's pet fox has the uncanny ability to mimic human laughter. Kristina Shafer of Battle Creek posted video of Archer, her four-year-old fox, who lets out a hearty guffaw when her ...

Everyone likes a good belly laugh from time to time, and science supports that feeling.Studies have shown that laughing is linked to our physical, emotional and mental well-being — even our ...

Recent research has revealed that animals like dogs, rats, and chimpanzees might exhibit traits similar to human laughter. Patricia Simonet discovered a unique sound in dogs during play, while Jaak ...

A cackle and a giggle can mean different things. Scientists say there are two types of laughter: the kind that comes from pure glee, and the kind that's meant to send a social message. New research ...

Science has determined through rigorous statistical analysis of 45,000 total words what the funniest words in the English language are, and some insights into why they make us giggle. No, not you. We ...

The "mutual vulnerability theory" I have been promoting in this blog series defines laughter as a vocal affirmation of mutual vulnerability. In the previous posts, in order to account for the ...

A new study in the journal Bioacoustics found that 65 different species of animals have their own form of laughter. Study co-author Sasha Winkler describes the sounds animals make during play.

Kookaburras are birds known for their interesting call, and I love listening to them. Tanganyika Wildlife Park caught their kookaburra laughing earlier this month, and it's the best sound you'll hear ...