There will be plenty of “Welcome to the NFL” moments for Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury and quarterback Kyler Murray this season. That applies to everything, including how Murray gets the ...

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 ...

Often it’s the unintentional that ignites the most memorable musical moments. In the case of “Beverly Hills 90210,” the theme song’s iconic claps were mere filler for a gap that had composer John E.

Remember the scene in Color Purple where Celie and Nettie play their hand game? It took us back to a time where we clapped hands and chanted lyrics to catchy songs with a group of our girlfriends. It ...

A fifth-grader has written this blog asking for help with a science project... does anyone have any theories on the sound level (dB) and frequency (Hertz) of the average hand clap? I think he's trying ...

The clapping hands emoji: When used repetitively in a row, it signifies applause, but as any social media user by now understands, that is not the emoji's primary placement in the world of Twitter.

Remember the scene in Color Purple where Celie and Nettie play their hand game? It took us back to a time where we clapped hands and chanted lyrics to catchy songs with a group of our girlfriends. It ...