The Ig Nobels. Among the various awards given for ... a team for solving the riddle of why a person walking with a cup of coffee is likely to spill it. Other prizes were awarded for psychology ...

With Sweden gearing up to hand out this year's Nobel Prizes, that means it's time for Nobel's more recent cousin, the Ig Nobel, to grab the spotlight and point it at Boston. The Igs, which honor ...

Thursday night, we finally found out who won the most exciting awards in science! Well, maybe “exciting” isn't the best word for the 22nd Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Perhaps I should say “bizarre,” or ...