Nobel Prizes
Two Scientists Earn Nobel for Discovering a New Pillar in Cancer Therapy
The award recognizes work that figured out how to encourage the immune system to fight cancer
Should the Nobel Prizes Take a Year Off?
An award designed to go to those who benefit all humanity has a history of prejudice and controversy
Cannibalism, Roller Coasters and Self-Colonoscopies in the News? It's Ig Nobel Season
The satirical awards celebrate some of the strangest scientific research
New Semi-Autobiographical Hemingway Story Published
"A Room On the Garden Side" was written in 1956 and takes place during the liberation of Paris in 1944
Three Quirky Facts About Marie Curie
In honor of her 150th birthday, let's review a few lesser-known pieces of her personal history
Pablo Neruda Did Not Die of Cancer, Raising the Possibility He Was Murdered
The Nobel-prize winning Chilean poet died 2 weeks after the brutal Pinochet regime took power in his country
How Boris Pasternak Won and Lost the Nobel Prize
Today in 1958, the "Doctor Zhivago" author won the Nobel Prize, but the Soviets made sure he never got it
The Man Who Invented Nitroglycerin Was Horrified By Dynamite
Alfred Nobel–yes, that Nobel–commercialized it, but inventor Asciano Sobrero thought nitroglycerin was too destructive to be useful
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The grassroots coalition spearheaded a U.N. treaty to outlaw nuclear arms and hopes to make them taboo, like chemical weapons
More Than 30 Years Since Their Discovery, Prions Still Fascinate, Terrify and Mystify Us
Figuring out what they were was just the beginning of a field of research into prions and prion diseases that's still growing
What to Know About Literature's Newest Nobel Winner British Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro
The author of <i>The Remains of the Day</i> and seven other books explores themes of memory, time and self-deception
Method for Capturing the Smallest Details of Life Nabs Chemistry Nobel
With cryo-electron microscopy, tiny living molecules can be seen in their natural states
Three Scientists Behind the Detection of Gravitational Waves Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
The trio is the leading force behind the massive pair of detectors that can measures ripples in the fabric of space-time smaller than the width of a proton
Nobel Prize Awarded to Three Scientists Who Mapped the Body's Internal Clock
Circadian rhythms dictate the daily patterns of life on Earth, and understanding these patterns is crucial to overall health
The Perks and Pitfalls of Being a Nobel Laureate: Early Mornings, Performance Anxiety
On the plus side, at UC Berkeley you get free parking
Liquid Cats, Didgeridoo Research and More From the 2017 Ig Nobel Prizes
A parody of the prestigious Nobel Prizes, the awards celebrate research that makes people laugh, then think
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo Dies at Age 61
The human rights activist spent his final years in Chinese custody
Dylan Finally Delivers on Nobel Prize Lecture
The reclusive singer-songwriter muses on literature and music in characteristic style
Bob Dylan Will (Finally) Collect his Nobel Prize for Literature
But the songwriter won't be delivering a Nobel Lecture at this time
Five Things to Know About Boundary-Breaking Astronomer Vera Rubin
Her observations confirmed the theory of dark matter, and her activism helped open science to more women
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