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The 2025 ceremony, held at Boston University, showcased a range of peculiar studies — from whether Teflon can curb hunger to ...

Without further ado, here are the winners of the 2025 Ig Nobel prizes.

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Dark matter has bewildered scientists for centuries. It makes up most of the universe’s matter, but it can’t be seen directly ...

You’ve probably heard before about research that links being in nature with having a better mood. But this is the first one to actually nail down physiological differences in people after they ...

Recently, in a “wild” new spin on the theory, known as directed panspermia, it’s been suggested that “aliens sent microbes or ...