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 ...

If we had to guess, TikTok is most likely the birthplace of this challenge, which has continued to bubble over the past couple of days. Along with cheeks, some ladies are making other things clap to ...