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Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded in Zurich for Cockroach Milk and Nose-Blowing Research
Ten research teams received Ig Nobel Prizes in Zurich for studies on cockroach milk, soil decomposition, and nose-blowing.
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- Ten research teams were honored at the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony held in the Zurich Convention Center in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, September 3, 2026. ·
Phys.org
- Matilda Brindle and Stuart West from the University of Oxford and Catherine F. Talbot from the Florida Institute of Technology received awards for reconstructing the evolutionary history of kissing. ·
- The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony was hosted outside the United States for the first time due to concerns about attendees being able to get visas. ·
- A research team buried 1,000 pairs of underwear in more than 25 countries to study how soil critters helped them decompose. ·
Hindustan Times
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