Despite the idea’s popularity, new Ig Nobel award-winning research has kind of killed it (pun most certainly intended). It seems past research into extreme old-age demographics has been riddled ...

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 ...

From the effects of playing the didgeridoo on sleep to the best way to carry a coffee cup, the Ig Nobel Prize 2017 ceremony celebrated decidedly absurd research in a decidedly absurd manner. The Ig ...

Their cheeky discovery has led them to be awarded one of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes. The annual awards look at the funny side of science and have been taking place for more than thirty years.

KYOTO--A Japanese researcher for the 15th year in a row was awarded a spoof Ig Nobel Prize for his study of “smartphone zombies.” Unlike the Nobel Prize, the Ig Nobel honors achievements ...

As the leader of the Japanese team that won the engineering prize of this year's Ig Nobel Prize, Gen Matsuzaki hasn't quite come to grips with the honor, which is a parody of the Nobel prizes.

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 ...

A team of Japanese researchers has been honored with an Ig Nobel prize. Their scientific study focused on how electrified chopsticks and tableware can change the taste of food. Meiji University ...

And then there is the sort of research that involves giving helium to alligators or identifying narcissists by their eyebrows. Since 1991, these scientific misfits have found recognition by the Ig ...