and this past May they released a spoon that increases the perceived saltiness of food. 06:26 When the spoon is turned on and placed in the mouth, in transmits a weak electrical current through ...

Narcissist eyebrows, insect researchers with a fear of spiders and an alligator inhaling helium were among the topics of scientific studies honoured with awards in this year's Ig Nobel Prizes on ...

The Ig Nobel prizes are famed for their spotlighting of offbeat research. Nature investigates how some winners feel about their ‘honour’. Marc Abrahams created the Ig Nobel prizes in 1991 ...

The event was held on September 12, a month before the real Nobel Prizes. Here are the 10 winners of the 34th edition of the Ig Nobels. Voice 1: The physiology prize went to Japanese and US ...

They accused him of referring to broader regions of Japan and Sardinia when the blue zones are smaller areas. The ...

The satirical ‘Ig Nobel Prize’ celebrates unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research and Larry shares some of his favorites in today’s ‘Larry’s World.’ Love the WGN Morning ...

Most of what we know about humans living to very old age is based on faulty data, according to one researcher, including the science behind so-called blue zones famous for having a high proportion ...

Geoffrey Hinton delivers a speech during the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm, Sweden on Dec. 10, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images A portion of Hinton’s $500,000 will fund the ...