From tipsy worms to pigeon missiles: the quirky triumphs of the 2024 Ig Nobel awards

By Rupali Dabas2024-09-13T12:49:00

A man on stage with a humorous worm puppet

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Chemistry prize rewards work that used worms as analogues of large polymers

Telling sober worms from tipsy ones using chromatography has been honoured with this year’s Ig Nobel chemistry prize. The prize was one of 10 awarded last night in a ceremony at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US.