A researcher who studied fingernail growth and a group that explored whether painting zebra-like stripes on cows reduced fly bites are among the winners of this year's Ig Nobels ...

Research into cooking the perfect pasta sauce, another probing the types of pizza lizards liked to eat, and a study wondering ...

The Clark Fork River is federally-designated “critical habitat” for bull trout, a “threatened” species under the Endangered Species Act since 1999. The ...

A team of researchers from Japan wondered if painting cows with zebra-like stripes would prevent flies from biting them.

Lawsuit claims Department of the Interior and ditch company have violated the Endangered Species Act through irrigation ...

Cows painted with zebra stripes can deter biting flies better, 2025 Ig Nobel Prize in Biology winners show.

The Brazilian peppertree, one of Florida's most aggressive invasive species, has now overrun vast areas of land, smothering ...

Established in 1991, the Ig Nobels are a good-natured parody of the Nobel Prizes; they honor "achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think." The unapologetically campy awards ...

California Democrats’ redistricting plan would split the state’s traditional Republican stronghold into a sprawling coastal district with Bay Area liberals.

Wolves have killed at least 122 cattle in California’s high rangeland this year, despite teams working day and night to control them.