Soil Science Prize Winners Pia Viviani, right, and Atlant Bieri, left, on the stage during the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony held in the Zurich Convention Center in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone via AP)
\n\nSoil Science Prize Winners, from left, Pia Viviani, Franz Bender, Marcel van der Heijden and Atlant Bieri, receive their prize from Nobel Prize winner Michel Major during the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony held in the Zurich Convention Center in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone via AP)
\n\nFrom left, Atlant Bieri, Pia Viviani and Marcel van der Heijden pose with the trophy during the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony held in the Zurich Convention Center in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone via AP)
\n\nFrom left, Nobel Prize winners Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, Michel Mayor and Tim Hunt look at underwear handed over by the Soil Science Award Winners during the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony held in the Zurich Convention Center in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone via AP)
\n\nThe Winners the Ig Nobel Prize pose for a group picture during the ceremony held in the Zurich Convention Center in Zurich, Switzerland, on…
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