Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, buried underwear, more
Updated on: September 4, 2026 / 6:28 AM EDT / AP
TL;DR
- The Ig Nobel Prizes honored ten research teams for unusual and imaginative scientific contributions.
- This year's ceremony was held in Zurich, Switzerland, due to concerns about attendees obtaining U.S. visas.
- Award-winning research included studying milk from cockroaches, analyzing soil health with underwear, reconstructing the evolutionary history of kissing, and investigating nose-blowing.
- Organizers plan to alternate future ceremonies between Zurich and other European countries.
- The Ig Nobel Prizes are organized by the digital magazine Annals of Improbable Research.