Nobel Prize
Nobel prize banquet postponed again in 2021 due to pandemic
There will be no banquet in Stockholm this year and laureates will receive their Nobel Prize medals and diplomas in their home…
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (Reuters) - Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this…
American poet Louise Gluck wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
American poet Louise Gluck won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual…
Photo Story: French and American win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020
US biochemist Jennifer A. Doudna (L) and French professor and researcher in microbiology, genetics and biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier (R) pose for pictures…
Nobel Prizes to go ahead amid pandemic
The winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes will miss out on a swanky gala in Stockholm surrounded by royalty and Sweden’s glitterati,…
The Year in Pictures – October: Ethiopian Prime Minister wins Nobel Peace Prize
A picture of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is displayed together with former Nobel Peace Prize winners at the Nobel Peace Center…
Nobel Literature prize once more causes controversy
The Nobel committee has once again sparked controversy by choosing Austrian author Peter Handke, who has been accused of being an apologist…
Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke win Nobel Prize for Literature for 2018 and 2019
Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austria's Peter Handke have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Two winners were named - one…
Lithium-ion batteries win chemistry Nobel Prize
The winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry are three scientists who have been awarded the prize for the development of lithium-ion…
Nobel season opens today with Medicine Prize
The announcement of the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday opens an unusual 2019 Nobel season in which two literature laureates will be…
Nobel Prize for Economic Science awarded to Bill Nordhaus and Paul Romer
The Nobel Prize for Economic Science goes to the great Bill Nordhaus -- the founder of modern environmental economics, joint with Paul…
Will it be the President, the rehabilitated dictator or the Pope who will win the Nobel Peace prize?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee is set to announce the winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday morning. Pope Francis, Donald…