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  "id": 5413422,
  "title": "Scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/scientists-studying-cockroach-milk-nose-blowing-win-2026-ig-nobel",
  "topic": "science",
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  "published": "2026-09-03T20:59:27.000Z",
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  "summary": "Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony, the Ig Nobel prizes, which was hosted outside the US for the first time due to travel concerns. The ceremony was held in Zurich, Switzerland, at a convention center.\n\nThe winners included researchers who studied milk from cockroaches and analyzed soil health using underwear. According to the Associated Press, Matilda Brindle and Stuart West from the University of Oxford and Catherine F. Talbot from the Florida Institute of Technology reconstructed the evolutionary history of kissing.\n\nThe Ig Nobel prizes are organized by a digital magazine called the Annals of Improbable Research. The awards have traditionally been held in the US for 35 years but shifted to Europe due to concerns about attendees being able to get visas. As per tradition, audience members fashioned paper airplanes and hurled them toward the stage to kick off the show.",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/scientists-studying-cockroach-milk-and-nose-blowing-win-ig-nobel",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:23:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/scientists-studying-cockroach-milk-and-nose-blowing-win-ig-nobel-5397594",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:47:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/scientists-studying-cockroach-milk-and-nose-blowing-win-ig-nobel-5407216",
        "published": "2026-09-03T20:07:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/scientists-studying-cockroach-milk-nose-blowing-win-2026-ig-nobel-5413729",
        "published": "2026-09-03T20:59:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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