The Nobel prizes may be one of the most famous and prestigious awards in the world—but who was the man behind them? As I ...

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic ...

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Location matters for would-be awardees. To give yourself the best chance of winning a Nobel, you should ideally be born in North America and stay there. You can greatly improve your chances of ...

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Wars, a refugee crisis, famine and artificial intelligence could all be recognized when Nobel Prize announcements begin next week under a shroud of violence. The prize ...

Wars, a refugee crisis, famine and artificial intelligence could all be recognized when Nobel Prize announcements begin next week under a shroud of violence. The prize week coincides with the ...

Ahead of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics, Physics World editors recall amusing brushes with Nobel laureates past and present. Matin Durrani remembers an encounter with Robert Laughlin that didn’t go ...

A team of researchers give a light-hearted demonstration of their work which found that many mammals are capable of breathing through their anus, while accepting the 2024 Ig Nobel prize in physiology.

In 2016, University of Groningen Professor of Organic Chemistry Ben Feringa and two of his colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for having created "the world's tiniest machines." ...

Given past form, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is capable of springing a complete surprise in the Oct. 11 announcement - including not giving the prize at all. Bookmakers have Russian dissident ...