Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ US ...

The awards, which celebrate the sillier side of science, have held raucous ceremonies that see the winners showered with ...

Behind the humor of awards for pigeon-guided missiles and magnetic frog levitation lies a sobering reality: organizers no ...

The awards are moving to Switzerland, because their founder believes he can no longer guarantee the laureates’ safety in 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 ...

Every year, we have a blast covering a fresh crop of winners of the Ig Nobel prizes. After 35 years in Boston, the annual prize ceremony will take place in Zurich, Switzerland, this year and will ...

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 ...

The tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel awards will be held in Europe for the first time this year because the United States has become "unsafe" for international prize-winners to visit, the organizers have ...

BOSTON — The annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, are shifting for the first time from the United States to Europe due to concerns about attendees getting visas, organizers ...