(From L) Professors Subramanian Ramaswamy, Leonard Chavas, and doctor Nathan Coussens sing after being awarded during the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. The team were awarded with the Ig Nobel Chemistry prize award for discovering that milk proteins from vivaparous cockroaches packs three times as much energy as milk proteins from cows. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

A picture of US President Donald Trump is displayed during the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. For the first time in their history, the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony was moved outsite of the US after organizers cited concerns about immigration policies and the ability of international scientists to enter the United States. The parody of the Nobel Prize awards every autumn celebrates ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

As part of a long-standing Ig Nobel tradition, members of the audience toss paper airplanes during the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Indian Professor Subramanian Ramaswamy (L) Leonard Chavas (C) and doctor Nathan Coussens (2nd R) receive their prize from 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics Michel Mayor (far R) during the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. The team were awarded with the Ig Nobel Chemistry prize award for discovering that milk proteins from vivaparous cockroaches packs three times as much energy as milk proteins from cows. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Japanese Doctor Miki Takahara speaks during the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. Miki Takahara accepted the Ig Nobel Medicine prize award on behalf of late Doctor Tokuji Unno for a study called "How to Blow the Nose An Aerodynamic Study of the Nose Blowing". The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Swiss science journalist Atlant Bieri (C) reacts with 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics Michel Mayor (R) next to Swiss biotechnologist Pia Viviani during the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. Pia Viviani was part of a team awarded with the Ig Nobel Soil Science "for burying 1000 identical pairs of underpants in more than 25 countries, and then digging them up after two months". The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Swiss biotechnologist Pia Viviani (C-L) arrives on stage with other members of the team next to 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics Michel Mayor during the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. Pia Viviani was part of a team awarded with the Ig Nobel Soil Science "for burying 1000 identical pairs of underpants in more than 25 countries, and then digging them up after two months". The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

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