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Buried underpants and a new definition of kissing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes
NatureThursday, September 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02650-x The awards highlight weird, funny and improbable research that also makes you think.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02650-x The awards highlight weird, funny and improbable research that also makes you think.
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Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02650-x The awards highlight weird, funny and improbable research that also makes you think.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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Nature published: Buried underpants and a new definition of kissing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes
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