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Maia Chandler • October 6, 2026
Halzen is the leader of IceCube, an international collaboration that detects ghostly particles from across the universe
Alya Khoury • October 5, 2026
Two German researchers and an American physician were awarded for their discoveries in optogenetics
Isabel Gil • February 26, 2026
Psychiatrists say it's an instinct to identify risks, passed down from our ancient ancestors
Nhung Nguyen • October 14, 2025
Their work highlights the threats posed by market dominance by a few companies, restrictions on academic freedom and market conservatism
Julie Zenderoudi • October 10, 2025
María Corina Machado became a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism during Venezuela’s most recent election
Alissa de Chassey • October 9, 2025
László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his philosophical, apocalyptic and hallucinatory novels
Madeline Shaw • October 8, 2025
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi jointly awarded for their work developing new porous materials with wide-ranging applications
Isabel Gil • October 7, 2025
A trio of physicists won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating quantum mechanics on a macroscopic scale.
Sarah Hofmann • October 6, 2025
The scientists’ identification of regulatory T cells furthered understanding of the immune system
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.
Gaea Cabico • October 11, 2024
Nihon Hidankyo receives the prize for their work toward achieving a nuclear-free world
Miriam Bahagijo • October 10, 2024
Han Kang is honored for her works that lay bare the fragility of human life and explore past traumas
Marta Hill • October 9, 2024
David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper awarded for advancements in protein design and structure prediction
K.R. Callaway • October 8, 2024
This year’s prize was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for machine learning discoveries
Lauren Schneider • October 7, 2024
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun recognized for the discovery of microRNA and its role in gene expression