Sandeep Kumar, an Indian American soil scientist and former national program leader with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ...

Cockroach milk, kissing evolution and the underwear soil test were among the unusual real studies honored at the Ig Nobel ...

Researchers have been honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes.

A Dutch scientist has won the Ig Nobel prize for conducting a study that involved burying around 1,000 pairs of underpants ...

Learn about prairie restoration in Rockford at a STEAM Cafe event featuring experts from NIU and Wild Roots.

(BLACK FOREST, Colo.) — An El Paso County family has dozens of animals eating up wildfire fuel, but it’s not quite what you think. You’ve probably heard of goats munching on weeds, but William Vogl is ...

Adding a whole new meaning to the phrase “soiled underwear.” ...

Volunteers buried cotton underwear at 1,000 sites to map soil health, and the fastest decay showed up where gardens were most ...

Space-loving botanist Wieger Wamelink began to wonder whether the soil on Mars could actually support plant life.

By blending environmental science with time-honored ranching traditions, this Smith Valley producer is proving that ...

The recognition and prestige of a Nobel prize for ground-breaking work comes with a gold medal and the equivalent of a ...