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Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science
- On Thursday, ten research teams received Ig Nobel prizes at a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, marking the event's first time hosted outside the United States due to travel concerns.
- The Annals of Improbable Research shifted the annual event to Europe after 35 years in the United States, citing visa access difficulties for international attendees.
- Matilda Brindle and Stuart West of the University of Oxford, along with Catherine Talbot of the Florida Institute of Technology, reconstructed kissing's evolutionary history among the honored researchers.
- Master of ceremonies Marc Abrahams told The Associated Press, "During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country," with no immediate plans to return.
- Organizers plan to alternate future ceremonies between Zurich and other European cities, with the 2027 ceremony confirmed for the Belgian city of Antwerp.
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Science with twinkles: Curious studies on baby scents, mosquitoes and Pissoirs are awarded in Zurich.
The ceremony, in which real Nobels participate, has been moved from Harvard University to Switzerland because of Trump’s policies
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Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science - The Boston Globe
Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the US for the first time due to travel concerns.
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