3 scientists share Nobel Prize in physics for their work on quantum information
This year's Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to research on how light and matter act on an atomic scale.
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The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded for research on evolution
This year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo for his discoveries on human evolution.
No black-tie dinner with the Swedish king for this year's Nobel Prize winners
Instead, most of the laureates are receiving their awards in their home countries because the pandemic has disrupted the ceremonies yet again.
A Nobel Prize for a revolution in economics
David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens win a Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economics is done.
The Nobel Prize in physics honors work on climate change and complex systems
The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded for work on disorder, fluctuations and the ability to predict a changing climate.
'Auctions Are Everywhere': 2020 Economics Nobel Goes To 2 Americans
Stanford's Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson are honored for their "inventions of new auction formats." Auctions are now used to price Internet ads, wholesale electricity and fishing permits.
3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Hepatitis C Virus Discovery
The scientists' work led to a test to protect blood transfusion recipients from hepatitis C and drugs to treat the infection that have saved millions of lives, according to the Nobel Assembly.
A Q&A With Esther Duflo, Who Wins Nobel Prize Today
Esther Duflo is the first female economist to win the Nobel Prize. Planet Money talks to her about her win, the state of gender inequality in economics, and her new book.
Nobel Prize In Chemistry Honors Work That Demonstrates 'The Power Of Evolution'
An American woman, Frances H. Arnold, has won half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and George Smith of the U.S. and Sir Gregory Winter of the U.K. will share the other half.
The Nobel Prize In Physics: 117 Years, Three Women And Counting
Donna Strickland is the first woman to win the prize in a generation. Other women in physics are not surprised, but some hope change may be coming.