Science prize celebrates fish flatulence, hula hoops
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That&#39;s assuming the Scottish Association for Marine Science is correct in its conclusion that the tiny fish communicate via strategic gas releases, one of the scientific breakthroughs recognized in the 2004 &quot;Ig Nobel&quot; Prizes.
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Our crushing appetite for carnivorous fish like salmon and tuna depletes the oceans of smaller, feeder fish, and endangers the planet's marine ecology
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Recipients of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes, which honor the best in oddball research, run the gamut from a nudist library to a psychology experiment featuring a man in a gorilla suit to a recent finding that herrings communicate by farting. By Mark Baard.
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Q &amp; A: With renewed focus on high-mercury tuna, one public-health expert says the real danger is that we're not eating enough fish
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The Nobel Prize in physics is like a scientific riddle: speculation about who could win equals the sheer complexity of the work examined for the coveted award.    This year's choice, which is to be announced Tuesday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, could be involved in the search for dark matter or nanotubes...
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua - A man who joked to friends that he would eat a fish live choked to death when the creature squirmed and lodged in his throat, police and coroner's officials said Thursday.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny electronic devices.
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By Fergus Sheppard  WHEN playing the game of love, it is a given that any amorous male is going to show off his best side to get the girl.   But new research suggests that even the humble guppy fish puts its best fin forward when it comes to winning a mate.
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Scientists say putting garlic in animal feed may cut flatulence in cattle and sheep.
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Three American scientists won the 2004 Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for showing how tiny quark particles interact, helping to explain everything from how a coin spins to how the universe was built.
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HELSINKI, Finland -- The winner of a $1.2 million prize for his inventions in light and laser technology said Friday he will give away some of his money to promote research at universities and organizations that help developing countries.
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The scientists who discovered how cells mark proteins for destruction receive the 2004 Nobel Prize for chemistry.
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A pair of American scientists who as co-workers and later as competitors worked out the basic biology of the sense of smell - one of the body&#39;s most enigmatic and emotion-laden functions â-ave won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Two US scientists win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for uncovering the secrets of the human sense of smell.
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To marine biologists, âplasticsâ is a dirty word. Fish and birds can eat or become tangled in fishing gear or other plastic flotsam.
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Japanese researchers are looking for ways to reduce stress levels in tuna caught in nearby waters, so they taste better when they hit the plate.
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NEW YORK -- Pioneers in psychotherapy and cell biology and three scientists who discovered a crucial enzyme linked to cancer and aging are being awarded prestigious medical prizes.