With science increasingly coming under attack, using humor as a way to get people interested in scientific research is more important than ever, the founder of the satirical Ig Nobel prizes said. But ...

Each year, the Ig Nobel Prizes recognize scientific research that first makes you laugh, then makes you think. For instance, researchers who investigated the pizza preferences of lizards on the island ...

What started as a frustrating kitchen challenge turned into award-winning science: Fabrizio Olmeda and his colleagues scientifically decoded the secret of creamy cacio e pepe and earned the Ig Nobel ...

All the “will he get it or won’t he?” speculation surrounding the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize obscured news about other important annual prizes bestowed on worthy recipients this Fall. That is a shame, ...

Apparently people just have better things to do than win the world's most prestigious prize. Quantum tunneling is a fascinating concept that has informed how much of today's digital technology works.

Researchers at the University of Bath and the University of Freiburg won an Ig Nobel Peace Prize for proving what travelers have long suspected. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with ...

Many scientists dream of winning a Nobel Prize, an accolade that brings worldwide recognition, prestige and a place in the pantheon of greatness alongside the likes of Albert Einstein, Marie Curie and ...

Every October, the greatest honors in science are awarded to researchers whose dedication and genius have brought immeasurable benefits to the world, and every year they are pipped to the post, having ...

Created in 1991, the prestigious Ig Nobel Prizes spotlight unconventional studies from around the world that combine scientific rigor with humor. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with ...

A team of Japanese researchers accepts the Ig Nobel Prize for biology. In their experiments, they found that painting cows with stripes roughly halved the number of fly bites the animals received. AP ...

I’ve mentioned the Ig Nobel Prize before in my column. The awards are given out by a group at MIT to researchers who have performed work that at first glance can be ridiculed as stupid and without ...