Read more laughter stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18733/laughter.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:47:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61006/apes-humans-share-a-laugh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter tickling two dozen apes and several children, scientists have concluded that laughter developed long before humans did. In fact, a common ancestor of both apes and humans probably emitted the first chuckle at least 10 million years ago. The study measuring 800 vocalizations found that all subjects shared the...http://www.newser.com/story/61006/apes-humans-share-a-laugh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 14:04:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16501/top-10-mysteries-of-the-mind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDebated for centuries, the human mind still holds a mystery or two in modern times. Here are LiveScience's top 10: Consciousness. Still the biggest human puzzle since Socrates. Cryonics. Can gray matter be revived from a 320-degree deep freeze? Aging. An unappreciated benefit, or simply cell decay with no purpose?...http://www.newser.com/story/16501/top-10-mysteries-of-the-mind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Jan 2008 11:49:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15461/laughter-also-good-medicine-for-orangutans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumans aren't the only animals who laugh, according to a new study. Orangutans engage in a primitive form of laughing, the BBC reports—when one exhibits a facial expression such as an open, gaping mouth, and a companion displays the same expression less than half a second later. This sense...http://www.newser.com/story/15461/laughter-also-good-medicine-for-orangutans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Jan 2008 16:52:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13928/their-phony-yuks-run-amok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe presidential frontrunners have both taken to laughing loudly when facing hostile questions, and Newsweek ’s Jonathan Alter says they’re tittering up the wrong tree. Hillary Clinton laughs uncontrollably when her health care plan is compared to “socialized medicine” and Rudy Giuliani gets giggly when quizzed on his mistress. Of...http://www.newser.com/story/13928/their-phony-yuks-run-amok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Dec 2007 14:50:00 CST