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 ...

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 The Ig Nobel Prize for ...

Visual illusions have recently become a hot topic. These puzzles are designed in such a way that they manipulate our minds into thinking that there is no hidden object, animal or human in the image.

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 are ...

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