The Ig Nobel prizes are famed for their spotlighting of offbeat research. Nature investigates how some winners feel about their ‘honour’. Marc Abrahams created the Ig Nobel prizes in 1991 ...

Most of what we know about humans living to very old age is based on faulty data, according to one researcher, including the science behind so-called blue zones famous for having a high proportion ...

They accused him of referring to broader regions of Japan and Sardinia when the blue zones are smaller areas. The ...

Narcissist eyebrows, insect researchers with a fear of spiders and an alligator inhaling helium were among the topics of scientific studies honoured with awards in this year's Ig Nobel Prizes on ...

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 ...

The satirical ‘Ig Nobel Prize’ celebrates unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research and Larry shares some of his favorites in today’s ‘Larry’s World.’ Love the WGN Morning ...

Alien hand syndrome is a neurological disorder in which the patient suffers impaired judgment, loss of memory skills, ...

From scientific findings awarded Ig Nobel Prizes since 2014. Fake medicine that causes painful side effects can be more effective than fake medicine that does not cause painful side effects.

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

The true secret to extreme longevity seems to be to "move where birth certificates are rare, teach your kids pension fraud and start lying", Newman said as he accepted an Ig Nobel prize ...

In sports, coin tosses are often used to decide who goes first, or pick who goes to bat for the first part of the game. It ...

Newman, whose work is being peer-reviewed, was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize — a spoof of the prestigious award — for his research challenging the Blue Zones. The award page notes that he found ...