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Illustrated images of of Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson

Economics Nobel goes to researchers studying prosperity gap

Perri Thaler • October 14, 2024

Three economists share the prize for their work in understanding how economic and political institutions impact the prosperity of a country.

Illustrations of Ales Bialiatski, Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties

Human rights activists from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize

Alice Sun • October 7, 2022

The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognized three awardees for their efforts to document war crimes and abuses of power

An illustration of Annie Ernaux, the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature.

French writer Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in Literature for her universal self-portraits

Anna Gibbs • October 6, 2022

Ernaux was lauded for her “uncompromising” search for self within society’s constraints

Illustration of the three Nobel laureates

Three molecule-building scientists win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Madison Goldberg • October 5, 2022

The “revolution” in chemistry has allowed for new ways to study disease and develop drugs

Illustrations of Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, under the words "The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022."

Scientists studying quantum mechanics win Nobel Prize in Physics

Gwendolyn Rak • October 4, 2022

Three experimental physicists were recognized for their foundational experiments in the field

A “Nobel” call to action

Twenty-Something Science

Miriam Kramer • October 12, 2012

Can't we all just have a little more fun?