Researchers won the Ig Nobel Prize for studying cockroach milk crystals. These tiny crystals contain more energy than dairy milk. The unique substance nourishes developing embryos inside the mother cockroach. This discovery took over a decade to fully unravel. The science behind this unusual finding offers potential for biomolecular design.

Other research topics included milk from cockroaches, the evolutionary history of kissing and the science of blowing one's nose.

The 2026 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gone to researchers for their groundbreaking work on cockroach milk, unveiling high-energy protein crystals packed with nutrition.…