Celebrating discovery is vital, but uncritical applause can blur the line between fact, hype, and the slow, uncertain process that real science requires. Billionaire who gave $130M to military during ...

Kirby Smart contends he wasn’t trying to call timeout with just more than 13 minutes left in the game Saturday, as the play clock was winding down and facing a third-and-9 and trailing Auburn by three ...

Pedro Pascal was one of many celebrities who supported Jimmy Kimmel after his late-night talk show was pulled from ABC for jokes related to Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, and the MAGA movement, which ...

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May Applause Greet You in Wuthering Waves is a new Side Quest that you can complete in the Sanguis Plateus area of Rinascita. During the quest, you will meet an injured NPC and agree to help him find ...

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 ...

Scientists found that clapping sounds come from trapped air escaping rapidly between palms, creating vibrations. Cornell and University of Mississippi's study shows that hand speed, size, and skin ...

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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 ...

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Going to see the new 'A Minecraft Movie' in theaters? There's one line you'll want to brace yourself for. The hit film is garnering quite a response from young fans, with viral TikToks showing crowds ...