Humour and laughter enhance our mood, reduce stress, and can also strengthen social relationships. Therefore, they have a positive impact on our mental health, psychological and social well-being.

A wave of large-scale humor compilations—from classic one-liners to themed joke lists—is sweeping across major media outlets, reflecting both cultural appetite for levity and growing recognition of ...

What is it that really makes us laugh? To find out, New Scientist visited Laughter Lab, an exhibition and social experiment at London’s Cartoon Museum. Showcasing a wide selection of cartoonists from ...

Laughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In fact, when recorded laughter is slowed down, listeners can’t tell whether the sound is from a person or an animal. We throw our heads ...