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 ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — Every time you applaud at a concert or celebrate a touchdown, your hands are performing a feat of physics that scientists have puzzled over for decades. Cornell University researchers ...

A content creator named Selva recently shared a video from her beach vacation in Brazil. As the sun began to set, people were walking and enjoying the view when she noticed a group clapping in unison.

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 ...

Stress is omnipresent. Stress management and taking care of emotional well-being pose significant challenges in one’s life when living in a society where there is hardly any time left for oneself. The ...