Paper airplanes flew, scientists sang about stomach bugs and one person dressed as a giant ball of mozzarella: Last Thursday, the 35th Ig Nobel Prize ceremony honored strange scientific pursuits with ...

Scientists who studied whether painting a cow with stripes reduces fly bites and which pizza toppings various lizards prefer ...

Some of the world’s most imaginative scientific minds have been celebrated at the Ig Nobel awards, which recognize ...

This year's slate of Ig Nobel Prize winners include researchers who painted cows like zebras and a team who analyzed the pizza preferences of lizards.

Ever wondered whether painting a cow with zebra stripes might reduce the number of fly bites it gets, or which pizza toppings different kinds of lizards prefer? If so, you’re not alone: There are ...