The world still holds many unanswered questions. But thanks to the efforts of the research teams awarded the IG Nobel Prize on Thursday, some of these questions – which you might not even have thought ...

If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. —Scott McKenzie A crown of daisies might have been a stylish choice for hippies gathering in San Francisco in 1967 for the ...

A team of researchers from Japan wondered if painting cows with zebralike stripes would prevent flies from biting them. Another group from Africa and Europe pondered the types of pizza lizards ...

Last night in Cambridge, Mass., scientists celebrated the lighter side of their profession at the Ig Nobel award ceremony, which was broadcast on YouTube. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MARC ...

Click the above video to view a live Webcast of the 21st First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, at 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday, September 29. The event features the mini-opera “Chemist in a Coffee Shop,” ...

Science, in its ceaseless quest to serve humanity, marches ever onward in pursuit of truth and wisdom. But at the annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, science takes a break, pours itself a drink, and has a ...

The winners of the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize have been announced including an analysis of purring in cats, the measurement of odors in the cinema produced in reaction to scary or emotional scenes, and the ...

Beards aren’t just cool and trendy — they might also be an evolutionary development to help protect a man’s delicate facial bones from a punch to the face. That’s the conclusion of a trio of ...

Scientists may feel underpaid and overworked, but they certainly aren’t underappreciated. By the latest count, there are more than 30,000 scientific prizes in the world, and the list continues to grow ...