Chemistry Nobel 2021 goes to 2 scientists for environmentally friendly molecule building tool
Their creation paved the way for a completely new avenue to put together molecules, according to the Nobel committee
Physics Nobel 2021 to 3 for predicting climate change, building physical models for complex systems
Manabe and Hasselmann awarded for work in physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming
Chemistry Nobel 2023 goes to 3 scientists for discovery of quantum dots used in LED lamps, surgery
Quantum dots are nanoparticles of different colours depending on their size, primarily used to create coloured light
Nobel Prize 2023: Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman awarded for work that led to effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
Kariko and Weissman eliminated critical obstacles on the way to clinical applications of mRNA, paving the way for speedy development of mRNA …
Nobel Peace Prize 2021 for journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov had used fact-based journalism to speak truth to power in the Philippines and Russia and had done so at a …
Medicine Nobel 2021 to Julius and Patapoutian for work on stimuli and nerve impulses
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian discover heat receptors and ion channels that further our understanding on pain
Making auctions work: The winning ideas behind this year’s Nobel Prize in economics
The 2020 Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to two Americans, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, for their work in analysing auctions and how …
Nobel Peace Prize spotlights the links between hunger and conflict
About 1 in 9 persons worldwide don’t get to eat enough, suffering food insecurity, or not having consistent access to the right foods to …
2020 Physics Nobel to trio for work on black holes
Roger Penrose showed black holes to be a direct consequence of Theory of Relativity; Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez discovered a massive black …
Nobel Prize for chemistry for gene-editing: A gene engineer explains how it works
CRISPR has huge potential to transform how scientists can detect, treat and even eradicate diseases as well as improve agricultural products
French-American duo share 2020 Chemistry Nobel for ‘genetic scissors’
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools
2020 Tyler Prize for the environment awarded to Indian economist who formulated Green Economy
Pavan Sukhdev, environmental economist, and Gretchen C Daily, conservation biologist, will share this year’s ‘Nobel Prize for the …
My PhD supervisor just won the Nobel prize in physics — here’s how his research on complex systems changed science
I am pleasantly surprised that the field of complex systems, which is quietly pushing at the frontier of theoretical research in physics, has …
2022 Economics Nobel awarded to trio for improving ability to avoid financial crises
Banks, by acting as intermediaries that accept deposits from many savers, can allow depositors to access their money when they wish, while also …
Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
Pääbo sequenced genomes of our extinct relatives Neanderthals and Denisovans; These discoveries resulted in novel insights into human …
Why the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics matter for me
The puzzle of who receives the novel prize is in itself a bit like an equation
Research on fundamental cell process wins Medicine Nobel 2019
William Kaelin, Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza had described how a cell senses and adapts to the level of oxygen available
Davi Kopenawa wins Alternate Nobel Prize for protecting the Amazon rainforest
Davi has frequently been threatened by the gold miners and politicians who target the resources inside the Yanomami territory
Physics Nobel awarded for Big Bang-related theory and exoplanet discovery
US scientist James Peebles and Swiss scientists Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz are recipients of the prize for 2019
The 2021 Nobel Prize for medicine helps unravel mysteries about how the body senses temperature and pressure
Discoveries of Julius and Patapoutian have given sensory researchers fundamental insights into how people interact with their world. But they …
Environmental challenges: Desperate crises but also opportunity for inclusion
The Centre for Science and Environment has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2018. Here is the …
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman’s work on mRNA vaccines wins Nobel Prize for Medicine 2023
Such vaccines have saved millions of lives and prevented severe disease in many more, allowing societies to open and return to normal conditions
Chemistry Nobel for development of lithium-ion batteries
John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino are recipients of the prize for 2019
Good Economics from Hard Times: No one leaves home unless...
In their new book nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo debunk myths about migration. Excerpts:
Indian-origin economist in trio selected for 2019 Economics Nobel
Mumbai-born Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the prize for their approach to fight global poverty