Research into evolutionary history of kissing and how soil organisms break down buried underwear receive top comic science ...

Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. Researchers who studied milk from ...

Scientific endeavors that seem frivolous at first were recognized for their innovation by Ig Nobels awards organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research. Designed as a spoof of the Nobel ...

Japan extended its streak of Ig Nobel Prize wins to 20 consecutive years on Sept. 3, earning awards in medicine for research on the most effective way to blow one’s nose and in chemistry for exploring ...

Achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think. That’s the motto of the Ig Nobel Prizes, an annual competition that—parodying the Nobel Prizes—recognizes some of the world’s most ...

ZURICH: Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the US for the first time due to travel concerns. Researchers who studied milk from ...

Research into cockroach milk, the science of nose-blowing and the evolutionary history of kissing were among the studies honoured at this year's Ig Nobel Prizes, the satirical awards that celebrate ...