A round of applause, please: Scientists have finally figured out what’s behind the sound of clapping. The research pinpoints a mechanism called a Helmholtz resonator — the same acoustic concept that ...

Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often ...

In a pivotal scene from the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand, a mutant claps his hands and blasts a shockwave across a battlefield. In a theater somewhere, Sunny Jung watched—and wondered. “It made me ...

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Cheering, clapping, and singing can be heard across Los Angeles at 8 p.m. Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images Downtown LA’s normally busy streets have been eerily quiet over the last few ...

Footage, captured by a cruise ship passenger in Bermuda, has shown the moment late returning vacationers were clapped and cheered by those waiting for them as they returned to the vessel. The video, ...