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 ...

Billy Amick could picture the scene at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Tennessee baseball third baseman and outfielder Robin Villeneuve talked about it in January when Amick selected his walk-up song.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- In a scene toward the end of the 2006 film, “X-Men: The Last Stand,” a character claps and sends a shock wave that knocks out an opposing army. Sunny Jung, professor of biological and ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyko's 2020 Olympic Games mascots headed out from the capital's Haneda airport on Wednesday for a promotional tour of Europe, bemusing travellers with a ceremony featuring a ...

Donald Trump's recent word confusion and clapping difficulties fuel rising concerns over his cognitive health and mental fitness.

You might want to think twice before clapping when your plane lands next. Clapping on airplanes is being decried as 'cringe', 'annoying' and 'embarrassing' across social media. The gesture once used ...