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 ...

Clapping is both a scientific event and a social gesture. A study explores the complex physics behind the sound of clapping. The noise originates from compressed air, not just hand collisions.

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 ...

“Hand Stories” uses puppets to play out its creator’s past, but the story gets a thumbs down. Mario Del Curto It hits you when the angel puppet with the Queen fixation starts warbling “We Will Rock ...