2021 Ig Nobel Prize-winners announced
The 2021 Ig Nobel prizes have gone to studies into how well beards soften punches to the face, the benefits of transporting rhinoceroses upside down and orgasms as a nasal decongestant.
Category: Science
Toilet training cows to combat climate change
Toilet training cows could reduce issues of water contamination and climate change.
Octopuses throw things when irritated
Female octopuses can throw things, especially at males who were trying to mate with them.
Dog coat patterns date to before domestication
Researchers have found the dominant yellow colouring in dogs has been around since long before dogs were domesticated 30,000 years ago.
It’s National Science Week!
It’s time to get your science on! Although most of Australia is locked down so in-person events can’t happen, there’s still a HUGE array of online activities.