The satirical ‘Ig Nobel Prize’ celebrates unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research and Larry shares some of his ...

This year’s Ig Nobel Prizes include awards for studying coin flipping, the movements of a dead trout, and more.

The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, for work that “makes you laugh, then makes you think”, came and went this year, with a clutch of worthy winners. I must report, ...

Electrified chopsticks that change the taste of food extended the winning streak of Japanese researchers for a satiric Ig Nobel Prize to 17 straight years. Hiromi Nakamura, a project associate ...

Eleanor Maguire wasn’t too thrilled when she was first offered an Ig Nobel Prize. The neuroscientist at University College London was being honoured for her study showing that London taxi ...

Most of what we know about humans living to very old age is based on faulty data, including the science behind the "blue ...

This is the conclusion of research that has won this year's Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine. The US researchers who carried out the work recommend that those afflicted with the condition should ...

A researcher in England has identified a bureaucratic fatal flaw in the world’s “Blue Zones” — regions believed to be home to ...

Unlike its Nobel namesake, an Ig Nobel prize is not always coveted by scientists. But receiving one of the the satirical awards — which honour work that “makes people laugh, then think ...