From cockroach milk to stepping on snakes, Ig Nobel awards celebrates science at its oddest

A motley crew of scientists were honored this week for their unusual contributions, which included studying cockroach milk, the evolutionary history of kissing and testing soil health by using underwear.

The satirical Ig Nobel ceremony, which honors unusual but real studies, took place in Zurich on Thursday and was presented by the digial magazine the Annals of Improbable Research.

The awards, which were founded in 1991, took place outside of the U.S. for the first time this year over...