Arun’s joyful laugh quickly caught people’s attention. His natural expression of happiness spread widely online and soon turned into one of the internet’s most shared laughing memes.

After small social blunders, laughing at yourself may land better than visible embarrassment, researchers say.

For thousands of years, versions of the saying “laughter is the best medicine” have emerged in religious, scientific and popular literature—and for good reason. Laughter helps our neurological, ...

Researchers find that for minor, harmless social mistakes, laughing at yourself makes you appear warmer, more competent, and more authentic than acting embarrassed.

Janet M. Gibson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

When you make a small mistake that doesn't harm anyone else—such as tripping over a curb or misremembering a name—people will like you more if you can laugh at yourself rather than act embarrassed, ...

With Jimi Hendrix paintings, wall murals and even biscuit tins inspired by it, the 1624 painting The Laughing Cavalier still reverberates today, writes Deborah Nicholls-Lee. As a new exhibition opens ...

Laughing during sleep, also called hypnogely, is a relatively common occurrence. It can often be seen in babies, sending parents scrambling to note down baby’s first laughter in the baby book! In ...