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Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science

Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns.

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Coverage at a glance

  • First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Sep 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM ET
  • Coverage span: 1h 15m
  • Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
  • Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 50 min
Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science
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How coverage developed

  1. First report from ABC News

  2. Reported by Phys.org

  3. Story updatePhys.org joined coverage

  4. Story updateCoverage went from 1 to 2 sources

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Signal breakdown

CurrentWire ranked this story 75.3 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
34.4 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
8.5 of 20
Geographic relevance
3.5 of 10
Story prominence
10 of 10
Velocity
5 of 5

Strongest signal: story prominence, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.

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