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 ...

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 ...

Something went a bit awry Saturday night when Kid Rock made a special appearance at Bon Jovi’s keyboardist David Bryan’s birthday celebration in Nashville — after the crowd’s response wasn’t up to ...

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 "All Summer Long" rocker briefly joined Bon Jovi rocker David Bryan for "Proud Mary" before leaving the stage Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working ...