If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. —Scott McKenzie A crown of daisies might have been a stylish choice for hippies gathering in San Francisco in 1967 for the ...

With science increasingly coming under attack, using humour as a way to get people interested in scientific research is more important than ever, the founder of the satirical Ig Nobel prizes said. But ...

Researchers who came to the conclusion that "beer goggles" make you think you're better looking are among this year's winners of the "Ig Nobel" awards. The Igs "celebrate the unusual, honor the ...

Many scientists dream of winning a Nobel Prize, an accolade that brings worldwide recognition, prestige and a place in the pantheon of greatness alongside the likes of Albert Einstein, Marie Curie and ...

Professor Nick Enfield of the University of Sydney has won an Ig Nobel Prize for breakthrough research in linguistics that found evidence of a universal trait in human conversation Professor Nick ...

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, ...

The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate unusual scientific research—this year including lizard pizza preferences and fingernail growth. Plus, in a conversation from August, exercise researchers discuss what ...