People often say that laughter is the best medicine. While the evolutionary purpose of laughter is still debatable for scientists, it’s not a uniquely human feature. Humans often think of themselves ...

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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.

A burst of laughter can change the mood of a room in seconds. Humans instantly recognise it as joy, relief, surprise or even awkwardness, but pets experience that same sound very differently. If you ...

In Animal Joy, poet and psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir explores the nature of laughter and how it can tap into our unconscious. A book on laughter and how it brings out our most authentic selves When Nuar ...

Among humans, laughter can signify a lot of different things, from intimacy to discomfort. Among animals, however, laughter usually communicates something along the lines of “this is playtime—I’m not ...

The animal lovers at Ginger Cat deliver an endless stream of outrageous animal antics that keep the laughter going. Goodbye, rate hike: Why stocks are soaring after a dismal jobs report Fox Business ...

This year marks the Centennial Anniversary of the St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus, a cornerstone of family entertainment in the Twin Cities now for 100 years. To mark this celebration, the Osman Circus ...

“Animal Joy” is at once prose poem, manifesto, sociological study and therapy session. Poet and psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir’s first nonfiction book advocates the liberating power of spontaneity, ...