Swiss science journalist Atlant Bieri (C) reacts with 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics Michel Mayor (R) next to Swiss biotechnologist Pia Viviani during the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. Pia Viviani was part of a team awarded with the Ig Nobel Soil Science "for burying 1000 identical pairs of underpants in more than 25 countries, and then digging them up after two months". The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)