The University of Oxford passed a motion banning clapping to prevent anxiety among students. (Photo: Getty) Students are urging the University of Oxford in England to ban clapping out of fears it ...

Not everyone is jazzed about this new rule at the University of Manchester. The British school’s student union has banned clapping, whooping and cheering at their events — suggesting the use of “jazz ...

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 at the University of Manchester in England received unwanted attention online following reports of what was described as a "clapping ban" during some of their events. The union voted ...

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 ...

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 ...

Finger claps have quietly taken over a swath of pop culture in the past year. The gesture — repeatedly tapping the thumb to a finger on the same hand — offers a silent way to show praise, like the ...