Can pigeons guide missiles? Can dead trout swim? Ig Nobels celebrate weirdest research

This year’s winners included a study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles, an experiment that saw scientists explode a paper bag next to a cat standing on the back of a cow, and a paper that explores the swimming abilities of dead trout.

Can pigeons guide missiles? Can dead trout swim? Ig Nobels celebrate weirdest research
A man in a suit kisses a large toy fish

This year’s winners included a study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles, an experiment that saw scientists explode a paper bag next to a cat standing on the back of a cow, and a paper that explores the swimming abilities of dead trout.