Scientists have finally unravelled the complex process that generates sound during handclaps, a discovery that shows how even simple acts can be rich with physics. The key to generating sound from ...

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 ...

Researchers deserve a round of applause for uncovering the science behind the acoustics produced from hand clapping that had not been clearly understood until recently. The daily gesture that people ...

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 ...

Let’s have a round of applause for Fitz and the Tantrums. With “HandClap,” the bouncy first single from the group’s new self-titled album, they really find their groove as they take clapping to the ...

Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have developed an app to understand why some rhythms are more difficult to perform than others. They collected and analysed a huge dataset of more than ...

Researchers find that simple rhythmic activities, such as clapping, can have a positive impact on individuals with dyslexia, a reading disorder. Donny and Marie Osmond have lent their talents to the ...

Earlier this month, we witnessed chimpanzees syncing up their movements to dance a conga of sorts, but it wasn’t set to music. Now, researchers in Japan have recorded chimps bopping along to piano ...