The Ig Nobel Prizes are back and, as always, they prove that the intersection of humor and science can sometimes yield the most unexpected insights. Each year, the awards honor unusual research that ...

Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards' favorite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which ...

Hitting the desert trails often is a Southern Nevada spring hiker’s key to keeping company with lizards. After hiding for months from winter’s cooler temperatures, western zebra-tailed lizards have ...

The 35th Ig Nobel prizes celebrated unusual scientific research, including Japanese biologists painting zebra stripes on cows to deter flies and lizards preferring four-cheese pizza in Togo. Other ...