Ig Nobel Prizes go to research into pizza for lizards and drunk bats

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19 Sep 2025 • 1:50 PM MYT
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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.

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