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Bob Dylan Will (Finally) Collect his Nobel Prize for Literature
But the songwriter won’t be delivering a Nobel Lecture at this time
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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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For Your Contributions to Science, I Humbly Bequeath You This Pet Moose
A history of motivating scientific endeavor through cash prizes, islands and exotic pets
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What Does It Take to Win a Nobel Prize? Four Winners, in Their Own Words
Some answers: Messiness, ignorance and puzzles
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As the enigmatic singer, songwriter and troubadour takes the Nobel Prize in literature, one scholar ponders what his work is all about
Five Things to Know About Bob Dylan
When it comes to awards, the times are a’ changin’—and now the iconic musician is a Nobel laureate
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Colombian President Who Got Guerillas to Come to the Table
As Colombia faces an uncertain future, the Nobel Committee recognizes its president who has worked to broker peace
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Big Advancements in Ultra-Tiny Machines
The winning trio created the building blocks of nanomachines that have the potential to revolutionize many fields of science and industry
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Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Exploration of Exotic Matter, Explained in Bagels
Winners probed superconductors and superfluids, launching the ongoing hunt for strange phases of matter
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Japanese Scientist Wins Nobel Prize for Discovering How Cells Cannibalize Worn Out Parts
Like stripping old engine parts away
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What Living Like Goats and Badgers Can Teach Us About Ourselves
Two Englishmen won the Ig Nobel Prize for eating grass, earthworms and worse in the name of science
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5 Things to Know About Svetlana Alexievich, Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
The Belarusian journalist is best known for her tragic investigations of war and disaster in eastern Europe
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How Nature Inspired the Medicine Nobel Prize Winners to Fight Parasites
Their discoveries saved the lives of millions of people around the world
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A search through the Nobel archives shows how the history of the famous prize is filled with near misses and flukes
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Norwegian Nobel Winners Release Their Inner Avant-Garde Musicians
Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine repurposed a Norse folk tune for a science lecture
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James Watson Will Be the First Nobel Laureate to Sell His Medallion
But his racist comments have created a surge of pushback
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How the Transistor Radio with Music for Your Pocket Fueled a Teenage Social Revolution
In a burst of post World War II innovation, the Regency TR-1 transistor radio became the new “It” gift for the holiday season
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The Nobel Prize in Physics for the Discovery of Neutrons Was Auctioned Off This Week
The prize fetched more than Faulkner’s Nobel, but less than Crick’s
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s Revolutionary Leader
The Nobel Peace Prize winner talks about the secret weapon in her decades of struggle—the power of Buddhism
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