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Ig Nobel prizes 2024: The unexpected science that won this year

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Ig Nobel prizes 2024: The unexpected science that won this year

From drunk worms to mammals that breath through their anuses, founder Marc Abrahams on the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes, for research that "makes people laugh, then think"

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Good news for those whose lipstick isn't as soft as they hoped

Good news for those whose lipstick isn't as soft as they hoped

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Does this title say it all?

Does this title say it all? "Penile injuries from vacuum cleaners"

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Could this be the way to get your children to eat their greens?

Could this be the way to get your children to eat their greens?

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Looking for morbid romance? There's a study for that

Looking for morbid romance? There's a study for that

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Did Natalie always look like a Natalie? A new study investigates

Did Natalie always look like a Natalie? A new study investigates

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What becomes of the broken-hearted? Scientists investigate

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What becomes of the broken-hearted? Scientists investigate

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Can we live on worms alone? Probably not, find scientists

Can we live on worms alone? Probably not, find scientists

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How a spot of coral cosplay helped put marine pollution on the map

How a spot of coral cosplay helped put marine pollution on the map

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Do academics really split hairs at work? They certainly do now!

Do academics really split hairs at work? They certainly do now!

Feedback is amazed that researchers have split a single hair from end to end. They think it will help predict who will get split ends from colouring hair and similar treatments

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'Unprecedented and inconceivable': pylon falls over after nuts removed

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Hot news: abandoned bird's nest 'still there', reports professor

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Hardening – the new way to stop your kids getting a cold?

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Is it a severed foot? No, it's a sea slug

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