Research on cockroach milk and nose-blowing wins Ig Nobel prizes
- Posted on September 5, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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The 36th annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony celebrated unconventional scientific research that sparks curiosity and imagination. Award-winning studies included groundbreaking work on cockroach milk proteins and the biomechanics of nasal air expulsion. Due to international travel restrictions affecting participant safety, organizers relocated the prestigious ceremony outside the United States, ensuring researchers could gather and recognize their extraordinary contributions to science.
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Research on cockroach milk and nose-blowing wins Ig Nobel prizes
Researchers are honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes. The ceremony was moved from the U.S., whose travel restrictions had made the country 'unsafe for our guests,' a top official said.
