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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Like its theme, “digestion,” the 35th Ig Nobel prizes will make you laugh and think hard to digest the meaning of all the silly yet remarkable science. Reading time 2 minutes The 2025 Nobel Prizes ...

FILE - Audience members launch paper airplanes during a performance at the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. The Ig Nobel prize is an award handed out by the ...

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