Solid and liquid cats, didgeridoos and cheese disgust scoop Ig Nobel awards

Scientists from around the globe gathered for annual ceremony celebrating research that 'first makes you laugh, then makes you think'

In ancient times, cats were worshipped as gods. Now a scientific paper arguing that the feline species may indeed transcend some of the usual physical boundaries has been recognised with one of science's most sought-after accolades: an Ig Nobel prize.

The theoretical treatise, entitled On the Rheology of Cats, argues that cats can technically be regarded as simultaneously solid and liquid due to their uncanny ability to adopt the shape of their container.