Pain management through swearing, whale snot gathering among winners at Ig Nobel awards

Obscenity, whale snot take top honors at Ig Nobels

Archaeologists kicking up their heels at finding what may be world’s oldest leather shoe

Oldest leather shoe steps out after 5,500 years

Major retailers agree to limit lead in handbags, other fashion accessories to settle lawsuit

Major retailers agree to limit lead in handbags

Second-largest US jewelry retailer, Zale Corp., joins list of jewelers opposed to Alaska mine

Zale among wave of jewelers opposed to Alaska mine

Specially delivered icebergs on set of Chanel’s climate change chic show

Chanel does climate change, with real icebergs

Outdoor adventures in Central Florida: You can have a wild time without the theme parks

Find nature in Florida, not just theme parks

Aeropostale, Saks outlets pull necklaces with cadmium amid growing fears about health risks

2 stores pull necklaces on toxic cadmium concern

Givenchy delivers dark, subversive circus looks, while Chanel is all sunshine and light

Givenchy, a dark circus; for Chanel, sweet pastels

AP IMPACT: With lead use barred, tests reveal toxic cadmium in children’s jewelry from China

AP IMPACT: Toxic metal in kids’ jewelry from China