The Ig Nobels were founded in 1991 by Marc Abrahams, editor of satirical magazine Annals of Improbable Research. Previous ...

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Piedmont Virginia Community College is the first college in Virginia to receive federal recognition for its program educating incarcerated men and women.

A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

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The Cobbs Creek restoration project in West Philadelphia is one that's close to Tiger Woods' heart - and about way more than just golf.

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A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get a pig kidney transplant at a crucial point in the quest to prove ...