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 ...

The student union denies it's banning clapping at university functions. A British university has come under fire after its student union body passed a motion on Friday to replace clapping with the ...

You might want to think twice before clapping when your plane lands next. Clapping on airplanes is being decried as 'cringe', 'annoying' and 'embarrassing' across social media. The gesture once used ...