Ig Nobel Awards Honor Quirky Scientific Research Across Multiple Disciplines

Rich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study

We round up this year’s winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’ It’s that time of year again: a select group of scientists have been summoned to a ceremony to receive coveted prizes, be showered in paper planes, and leave with a 10tn dollar bill, albeit in the form of a phased-out note from Zimbabwe. It is, of course, the annual Ig Nobel awards. Not to be confused with the more prestigious and career-changing Nobel prizes that will be announc...

By Ian Sample Science editor

Kissing apes, anti-splash urinals: This year's Ig Nobels showcase surprising science

The Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded this week for humorous yet thought-provoking research. This year, the ceremony came with a twist.

By Ari Daniel

Research into nose blowing, candy stealing and splash-free urinals honored at 2026 Ig Nobel awards - CNN

Research into nose blowing, candy stealing and splash-free urinals honored at 2026 Ig Nobel awards  CNN

Ig Nobel prize: did Neanderthals kiss and do the rich steal sweets? - The Times

Ig Nobel prize: did Neanderthals kiss and do the rich steal sweets?  The Times

Canadian who helped design splash-free urinal is proud of his weird science award

A team of University of Waterloo scientists won this year's Ig Nobel Physics Prize for their "theoretical and experimental attempts to design a splash-free urinal."

By Sheena Goodyear

Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science - Arab News

Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science  Arab News