Stories about the development of life on earth used to be much more compelling. The hands of deities split the mountains and raised the seas. Gods crafted man from dust and dreams: Animals were ...

Did the New England Patriots bend the rules a bit to help secure a home win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday? As the Falcons were trying to drive down the field and potentially take a late ...

In a game in which the Patriots went as flat as they did in the second half and barely held on for a 24-23 win over the Falcons, a small handful of critical plays were the difference between a ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris said the New England Patriots defense simulated his team's snap on a key fourth-quarter play by clapping, leading to an intentional grounding ...

Meditate on this Zen Buddhist koan (a paradox used to train Zen Buddhist monks) long enough, promises neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin at the start of his book, and the origins of mind, and perhaps ...

Donald Trump signed an executive order for the 2028 Olympics Task Force several weeks ago at the White House. During his opening his remarks, Trump bragged about banning men from playing in women's ...

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 ...

Most of us think clapping is just about two hands hitting each other, but new research out this week in the journal Physical Review Research found that the clap that we hear actually comes from the ...

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.

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 ...