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Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science

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Researchers have been honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes. Thursday's ceremony was held for the first time outside the U.S. Ten teams were honored for things such as studying cockroach milk, analyzing soil health using underwear and the s…

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Researchers have been honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes. Thursday's ceremony was held for the first time outside the U.S. Ten teams were honored for things such as studying cockroach milk, analyzing soil health using underwear and the s…

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns.

  3. CBS News

    Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, more (opens CBS News)

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    Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. A study of cockroach milk was among the winners.

  4. Fortune

    Cockroach milk and underwear studies win Ig Nobels at first ceremony held outside U.S. (opens Fortune)

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    Other research topics included milk from cockroaches, the evolutionary history of kissing and the science of blowing one's nose.

  5. HuffPost

    Studies On Cockroach Milk And Nose-Blowing Among 2026's Ig Nobel Winners (opens HuffPost)

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    Researchers have been honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes.

  6. Scientific American

    2026 Ig Nobels honor cockroach milk, interspecies kissing, taunting venomous snakes and more (opens Scientific American)

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    The silliest science awards of the year are here, but the Ig Nobels aren’t just funny business

  7. Fox News

    From cockroach milk to stepping on snakes, Ig Nobel awards celebrates science at its oddest (opens Fox News)

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    Cockroach milk, kissing evolution and the underwear soil test were among the unusual real studies honored at the Ig Nobel ceremony in Zurich.

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