Scientists who studied whether painting a cow with stripes reduces fly bites and which pizza toppings various lizards prefer were among the winners of the 2025 Ig Nobel awards.

An examination of charring on skeletons showed signs they had been exposed to low heat over long periods of time, which would have dried out and preserved the bodies.

NASA has banned Chinese citizens with US visas from participating in agency programs — a dramatic escalation in the space race between China and the United States.