Ig Nobel Prize for constipated scorpions
March 15, 2023 10:01 amSatire of the biggest scientific award in the world selects the work of a pair from the University of São Paulo in the Biology category
Satire of the biggest scientific award in the world selects the work of a pair from the University of São Paulo in the Biology category
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