Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Ig Nobel Prize for aviation is accepted by Francisco Sanchez for studying whether ingesting alcohol can impair bats' ability to fly (AP)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. In fullScience behind perfect pasta sauce, pizza-eating lizards, drunk bats win 2025 Ig Nobel prizesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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Physics applied to study exotic materials in industries helps cook perfect pasta sauce