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Scientists who studied inebriated worms, a dead trout’s swimming acumen, and pigeons as potential missile pilots were among those who garnered awards at the 34th Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.

Here are the 10 winners of the 34th edition, held a month before the real Nobel prizes. The physiology prize went to Japanese and US researchers for discovering that many mammals can breathe ...

For previous absurd Ig Nobel Prize awards, take a walk back through the archives that includes winners from 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019. Source: Annals of Improbable Research Tags ...

With less than a month to go before the Nobel Prizes are handed out for the most worthy scientific discoveries of the preceding year, it would be remiss of The Register not to observe the honors ...

Through tears and applause, Lee Yang, double Olympic champion, has left the court for good. At just 29 years old, the Taiwanese badminton prodigy bids farewell to the sport after a golden career ...

“Thank you for believing (in) the potential of anus," said Takanori Takebe as he accepted the Physiology Prize at the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. The Ig Nobel Prizes honour achievements "so ...

GAINESVILLE, Va. – If it wasn’t a party before, with the DJ and ear-aching music blaring throughout Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, it was when Alison Lee holed out in Saturday afternoon’s fourballs.

GAINESVILLE, Va. – If it wasn’t a party before, with the DJ and ear-aching music blaring throughout Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, it was when Alison Lee holed out in Saturday afternoon’s ...

Yale’s prestigious festival honors diverse writers, creating a unique space for global voices to shine and literary ...