By Vishwam Sankaran
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The 2025 Ig Nobel prizes were awarded for comical scientific achievements that first “make people laugh, then think”.
An international team won the Physics prize for applying physics to perfect cacio e pepe pasta sauce.
Japanese researchers received an award for finding that cows painted with white stripes attracted fewer flies.
The Nutrition prize went to a study on lizards’ preference for pizza, specifically rainbow lizards favouring four-cheese pizza.
Researchers won the Chemistry prize for investigating whether powdered Teflon could boost satiety without adding calories.
Other awards included studies on alcohol’s effect on bats’ flight and the influence of foul-smelling shoes on shoe rack experience.
