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 ...

Do you stay up at night wondering what would happen if bats got drunk and decided to carry on with their flight path? Ever lost sleep over whether cows could be shielded from fly bites if they were ...

The Ig Nobel Prizes recognize unusual research that has scientific value, honoring discoveries that entertain while prompting more reflection. At this year’s ceremony, Italian physicists were honored ...

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 ...

All the “will he get it or won’t he?” speculation surrounding the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize obscured news about other important annual prizes bestowed on worthy recipients this Fall. That is a shame, ...

Those researchers were honored in Boston with an Ig Nobel, the prize — a handmade model of a human stomach — for comical scientific achievement. Audience members launch paper airplanes during a ...