1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (851+ words) Guess who's more likely to steal candy from a baby and what a kiss really entails. Go on, guess It is that time of year again! With the regularity of Jewish holidays on a Gregorian calendar, last Friday the Ig…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (769+ words) Underwear buried to test soil quality and urinals scientifically designed to prevent splashing were among the projects honoured as the Ig Nobel prizes again put a spotlight on the quirky side of science. Now a staple of the academic calendar,…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (838+ words) September 10, 2026 at 16:21 JST From left: Chugai Pharmaceutical researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10 after receiving a Lasker Award for developing hemophilia drug Hemlibra. (Kenta Noguchi) Four Japanese scientists whose…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (244+ words) Professor Yanagisawa Masashi of the University of Tsukuba shared the Basic Medical Research Award with a Stanford University professor for their research on the nature of sleep. Yanagisawa, who heads his university's International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, discovered a…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (835+ words) The Lasker Foundation has announced the winners of its 2026 awards for basic medical research, clinical science and public service. This year's Lasker Awards — coveted prizes for biomedical research that are sometimes called "America's Nobel Prizes" — have gone to scientists behind…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (352+ words) This year’s strangest science honors also included research on kissing, teen body odor, nose-blowing aerodynamics, and mosquito 3D printers. For the first time in their 35-year history, the ceremony was held outside the U.S., in Zurich, with organizers citing concerns about…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (165+ words) Sep 09, 2026, 07:05 ET Alan Alwakeel among five young scientists worldwide to earn a $3,000 prize at 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair Alwakeel's project, "The Virtual Cell 2.0: Expanding Precision and Personalized Cancer Therapy Through AI-Powered Simulation," utilizes progressive computational frameworks to evaluate…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (714+ words) Underwear buried to test soil quality, and urinals scientifically designed to prevent splashing were among the projects honoured recently as the Ig Nobel prizes again put a spotlight on the quirky side of science. Now a staple of the academic…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (195+ words) Awards that celebrate humour, curiosity and irreverence are a balm in hard times....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (739+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent You’re probably familiar with the Nobel Prizes, some of the most prestigious awards. While the world eagerly awaits who will earn those prizes this year, some researchers are currently celebrating the winners of playful—yet still…...