The way people laugh when tickled is “uniquely different” from other laughter such as when hearing a joke, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Amsterdam say both machines and ...

Are they laughing at you or laughing with you? Your brain can tell the difference. Curious about how different types of laughter — mocking, joyful or ticklish — are understood, researchers led by Dirk ...

Some laughs warm the cockles of one’s heart, while others scare with their sinister tones. More than 95% of conversations contain laughter. People laugh for various reasons: to express amusement, ...

At the University of Virginia, assistant professor of classics Inger Kuin explores the intellectual history of ancient Greece and Rome. Within her research, she studies the role of humor in classical ...

Do you do a lot of laughing online? How do you express your chortles–with a hearty haha or are your more of a LOLer, yourself? Well now you can tell exactly how your e-laughing compares with the ...