The highlight of my day — every day — is opening my window and yelling at the sky. By Amanda Hess Every night at 7, my Brooklyn neighborhood comes to life with the calculated whimsy of a cuckoo clock.

All around the globe, people are showing their appreciation for the medical workers and first responders on the front lines fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Today, the Cambridge family is ...

A school in Sydney, Australia has banned clapping, citing "members of our school community who are sensitive to noise." (Read: teachers.) This is some Jane Eyre bullshit, I tell you what. An ...

Every Thursday night it's become a ritual for households across the United Kingdom to clap for carers, showing our appreciation for the healthcare and other key workers who are risking their lives to ...

Proving you're never too young to be an Internet star, an ultrasound video that shows an unborn baby clapping to a children's song has gone viral. Mom Jen Cardinal posted the clip on YouTube Thursday, ...

The curtain closes, and everyone around you starts clapping. You’re clapping too, and as you do, you realize that you’re not really sure why. The show wasn’t that good. You’re probably going to ...

How do you decide when to start clapping after a virtuoso performance? And when do you stop? New research finds the answer lies in what other people around you are doing. The louder the applause — ...