In a conversation from 2022, Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi discusses bioorthogonal chemistry, which could have applications in ...

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 ...

Actual Nobel laureates presented the prizes to the ten IG Nobel winners who all won a now obsolete Zimbabwean ten ...

Where the Nobel Prize recognizes revolutionary moments in science, the Ig Nobel Prize, run by Improbable Research, highlights the silliest research of the year – or as the organizers ...

An experiment that hung rhinoceroses upside down to see what effect it had on the animals has been awarded one of this year's Ig Nobel prizes. Other recipients included teams that studied the ...

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

Opens in a new tab or window While Ig Nobel honorees aren't always sure they want the recognition, the prizes do bring attention to their research, according to reporting in Nature. The Ig Nobel ...

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 ...

It marked the 16th consecutive year for a Japanese to win an Ig Nobel Prize. Matsuzaki said that his study was not intended to make people laugh, which is the concept of the light-hearted Ig Nobel ...

Every year, the Journal of Improbable Research issues its prizes for the craziest (published) scientific research: the Ig Nobel Prize. The ceremony took place a couple nights ago, and if you want ...