One readily noticeable pathognomonic trait of autism is hand-flapping—a stereotyped motor movement that can look a bit like an attempt to accelerating the drying of nail polish. Not all with autism do ...

In Japanese Zen Buddhism, a verbal puzzle known as a “koan” is often used to frustrate the process of logical thought to encourage the student to look beyond the boundaries, or limitations, of their ...

Unprecedented video shows a male gray seal using its flippers to produce a loud sound underwater. Scientists say it could be a previously undocumented form of communication, in which the seals are ...

Wild grey seals can clap their flippers underwater during breeding season. Marine mammals like whales and seals usually communicate vocally using calls and whistles. But now a Monash University-led ...

Applause is greatly revered as a symbol of warmth and adoration from a crowd. TV shows that film in front of a live audience often cue their audiences to clap in order to generate the desired auditory ...

That's the new rule for some events at the University in Manchester in the U.K. after the students' union voted to replace clapping with its sign language equivalent, popularly known as "jazz hands." ...

Whales sing, shrimp snap, and toadfish hum. But the stingray? Until recently, scientists believed the flat fish to be quiet as a pancake. Now, a study has broken that silence. Videos reveal that two ...

Students at a university in England have voted to replace clapping with what they call a less anxiety-provoking method of expressing appreciation. Per The Guardian, Manchester University's students' ...