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 research, published in the ...

The “Helmholtz resonator” concept explains the frequencies of sound produced by clapping the hands together in different configurations.

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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 ...

Sivuqaq the walrus demonstrated the sound he can make with his flippers at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif. He’s probably not giving you the slow clap. Probably.

The same energetic particles that create the dazzling northern lights high up in Earth's atmosphere also produce strange clapping noises 230 feet from the ground.