Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One Ig Nobel-winning study involved painting cows with zebra-like stripes. - Kojima et al via PLOS Ever wondered whether painting ...

Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards' favorite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which ...

Sept. 19 (UPI) --The Annals of Improbable Science announced this year's slate of Ig Nobel Prize winners, including researchers who painted cows like zebras and a team who analyzed the pizza ...

The Ig Nobel Prizes are back and, as always, they prove that the intersection of humor and science can sometimes yield the most unexpected insights. Each year, the awards honor unusual research that ...

(CNN) — Ever wondered whether painting a cow with zebra stripes might reduce the number of fly bites it gets, or which pizza toppings different kinds of lizards prefer? If so, you’re not alone: There ...