Briefing Chat: How 1,000 pairs of buried underpants helped measure soil health
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00:21 Our picks of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes
Nature: Buried underpants and a new definition of kissing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes
07:47 Massive xenon experiment detects tantalizing hint of dark matter
Nature: Is this the first glimpse of dark matter? Data point excites physicists
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