A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the moral behaviour of the wealthy was one of the winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prizes, which honour research that makes you laugh and then think.

This year's Ig Nobel Prizes — which are awarded for humorous, yet thought-provoking research — have been announced, but not on their home turf. For the first time in the ceremony's 35-year history, ...

Science is serious business — until it isn’t. Every year since 1991, a group of brilliant minds has gathered at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre to celebrate the most gloriously absurd ...

For the first time in the ceremony's 35-year history, officials are holding the Ig Nobel ceremony outside of the United States — in Zurich, Switzerland. The reasons, they say, have to do with the ...