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 ...

A New England Patriots player may have thrown off the Atlanta Falcons by clapping on a key play late in Sunday’s game between the two teams, but it did not look like gamesmanship was the intent. The ...

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 ...

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Watch Video: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's joke about his return from a two-nation trip left the audience in splits at the Semicon India 2025. When he began his speech, the prime minister asked the ...

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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.

Nearly every human culture uses clapping to cheer, protest, pray or perform – but a new study reveals that the familiar gesture is as much a scientific event as it is a social one. “This is the first ...

Researchers elucidate the complex physical mechanisms and fluid dynamics involved in a handclap, with potential applications in bioacoustics and personal identification, whereby a handclap could be ...

Born in Leeds, Joe finished his Spanish degree in 2018 before becoming an English teacher to football (soccer) players and managers, as well as collaborating with various football media outlets in ...