Olympic speed skaters often use something called "clap skates" to help them compete. What are they?

This post is co-authored by Ron Riggio and nonverbal communication expert Alan Crawley. When and why do we clap? We get startled, and we clap. We try to get our dog’s (or our child’s) attention, and ...

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 ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- There are strange sounds coming from Energy Command Studios in Arlington Heights. It's clapping, clapping like you've probably never heard before. That's because Bryan ...

What does a pilot really think when you applaud after a plane touches down? While flight passengers might attempt to show gratitude for a safe landing, some say this act could offend or come across as ...

Nicholas Kobe is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. His work has previously appeared in JustNLife, WOUB Public Media and The Post. Matt Stroshane/Walt Disney ...

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 ...