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**In this episode:** ## 00:21 Our picks of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes _Nature:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02650-x"]( _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:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01985-9"]( _Is this the first glimpse of dark matter? Data point excites physicists_ [https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup"]( **_Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday._** --- Hosted on Acast. See [acast.com/privacy]( https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy for more information.