Nobel prizes
Paul Berg obituary
Nobel prizewinning biochemist who was a pioneer in the field of genetic engineering
Georgina Ferry
14, Mar, 2023 @6:38 PM
Citizen Nobel review – chemistry prize winner becomes charismatic climate crusader
This affecting documentary follows Swiss biochemist Jacques Dubochet as he turns the sudden fame provided by his Nobel win into a force for change
Peter Bradshaw
12, Dec, 2022 @7:00 AM
Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke wins Nobel economics prize 2022
Head of US central bank from 2006-14 awarded prize alongside economists Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
10, Oct, 2022 @5:22 PM
Behind this Nobel prize is a very human story: there’s a bit of Neanderthal in all of us | Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Svante Pääbo deserves his accolade – palaeogenetics is an expanding field that tells us who we are, says archaeologist Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Rebecca Wragg Sykes
10, Oct, 2022 @5:00 AM
Three ‘click chemistry’ scientists share Nobel prize
Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and double winner Barry Sharpless devised way to click molecules together
Ian Sample Science editor
05, Oct, 2022 @10:13 AM
Three scientists share physics Nobel prize for quantum mechanics work
Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger win prize for work on phenomenon Einstein described as ‘spooky action at a distance’
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
04, Oct, 2022 @1:19 PM
Swedish geneticist wins Nobel prize for Neanderthal research
Svante Pääbo receives 2022 award in physiology or medicine for genome discoveries including Neanderthals
Linda Geddes Science correspondent
03, Oct, 2022 @12:25 PM
‘Colossal waste’: Nobel laureates call for 2% cut to military spending worldwide
Governments urged to use ‘peace dividend’ to help UN tackle pandemics, climate crisis and extreme poverty
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
14, Dec, 2021 @2:32 PM
Trio of scientists win Nobel prize for physics for climate work
Sykuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi share award for advancing climate knowledge
Linda Geddes
05, Oct, 2021 @11:53 AM
Nobel prize in medicine awarded to US duo for work on sense of touch
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian share 10m-kronor prize for discovery of receptors for temperature and touch
Ian Sample Science editor
04, Oct, 2021 @11:35 AM
Antony Hewish obituary
Radio astronomer who won the Nobel prize for physics for his role in the discovery of pulsars
Michael Rowan-Robinson
03, Oct, 2021 @4:42 PM
Steven Weinberg obituary
Winner of the 1979 Nobel prize whose insights determined the direction of high-energy particle physics for decades
Frank Close
02, Aug, 2021 @4:02 PM
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