Ten unexpected things were honoured at the 34th Annual Ig Nobel prizes last week, each so extremely surprising that, in the ...

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The latter group has a chance to shine thanks to the Ig Nobel prizes from the Annals of Improbable Research. The 31st First Annual (yes, you read that right) Ig Nobel Prize ceremony was held last week ...

Dr Karl on accepting his Ig Nobel Prize, 2002 My Ig Nobel Prize was physically handed to me by genuine Nobel Laureates Dudley Herschbach (Chemistry '86), Richard Roberts (Physiology or Medicine ...

The Ig Nobel Prize recognizes scientific research that “makes people laugh and then makes them think.” Japanese researchers have consistently been among its recipients since 2007, including a ...

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 ...

A team of Japanese and American researchers was awarded the satirical Ig Nobel Prize in physiology on Sept. 12 for discovering that mammals can breathe through their anuses. This marks the 18th ...

A group of Japanese and American scientists has won this year's Ig Nobel Prize in physiology for discovering that many mammals are capable of breathing through their butt. While their discovery ...

The event was held on September 12, a month before the real Nobel Prizes. Here are the 10 winners of the 34th edition of the Ig Nobels. Voice 1: The physiology prize went to Japanese and US ...