Nobel prize
Pioneers of lithium-ion battery win Nobel Chemistry Prize
Science
October 9, 2019
Pioneers of lithium-ion battery win Nobel Chemistry Prize
Three researchers won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for the development of lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for smartphones…
Dark matter and exoplanet discoveries win Nobel Physics Prize
Science
October 8, 2019
Dark matter and exoplanet discoveries win Nobel Physics Prize
Canadian-American cosmologist James Peebles and Swiss astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for…
Trio win medicine Nobel for work on how cells adapt to oxygen
World
October 7, 2019
Trio win medicine Nobel for work on how cells adapt to oxygen
Three researchers from the US and Britain on Monday shared the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on how cells sense…
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
Middle East
October 9, 2018
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A co-winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize called Monday for a global fight against genocide…
Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dies at 66
World
February 12, 2018
Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dies at 66
The family of respected Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir has confirmed her death from cardiac arrest. She had recently won…
At last: Dylan to receive Nobel prize in Stockholm
Art news
April 1, 2017
At last: Dylan to receive Nobel prize in Stockholm
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will receive his Nobel Literature Prize diploma and medal in the next few days in Stockholm, where…
Bob Dylan says he’ll be at Nobel Prize ceremony, newspaper reports
Culture
October 30, 2016
Bob Dylan says he’ll be at Nobel Prize ceremony, newspaper reports
Bob Dylan apparently isn't going to leave the Nobel Prize committee hanging. The singer-songwriter, whose tunes have spoken to the socially…
UK, Finland-born economists win 2016 Nobel Prize for Economics
Business
October 10, 2016
UK, Finland-born economists win 2016 Nobel Prize for Economics
British-born Oliver Hart and Finland-born Bengt Holmstrom won the 2016 Nobel Economics Prize for their contributions to contract theory, helping…
Colombian President Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
World
October 7, 2016
Colombian President Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a 52-year-old…
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process
Science
October 3, 2016
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading…