Science: Baby scent and urinal - Award for curious research
Science with a twinkle in its eye: In Zurich, curious studies on baby scent, mosquito trumpets and urinals are being awarded.
A team of researchers, including Ilona Croy from the University of Jena, has found that parents are more fond of the body odor of their babies than that of their teenagers. The study, which scanned adults' brains as they smelled fabrics worn by babies and teens, discovered that baby smells trigger caregiving instincts. The research was awarded an Ig-Nobel Prize in Zurich, a satirical science award that aims to be humorous before making people think.
The prizes, now held in Europe due to US visa policies, will be awarded again in 2027 in Antwerp. Other winners included teams that found mosquitoes' proboscises can be used as 3D printing nozzles and that wealthy people are more likely to eat their children's sweets.
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