Female scientist finally honored for "breakthrough" donates $3M award
Jocelyn Bell Burnell, whose male colleagues got the 1974 Nobel she earned, says money will fund scholarships for under-represented groups
Nobel Prize
Prestigious math medal stolen from winner
One of the winners of a prestigious award for mathematics had his gold medal stolen only minutes after receiving it. Caucher Birkar, a Kurdish refugee who teaches math at Cambridge University in England, was one of four people honored with a Fields Medal. After his win, he put the award into his briefcase, which disappeared less than an hour later. Tanya Rivero has more.
"Nobel of mathematics" stolen minutes after awarded
Fields Medal winner Caucher Birkar's award was stolen minutes after it was given to him
Sex scandal scuttles 2018 Nobel Prize in literature
Prestigious award won't be handed out this year, as Swedish Academy struggles to address "unacceptable behavior" in its ranks
Sex abuse, financial scandals rock group that awards Nobel Prize
Scandals involving group that hands out Nobel Prize in literature could result in no prize being awarded for 2018
Commentary: Does Trump deserve a Nobel prize?
We don't know yet whether Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un will yield anything of value -- but we can hope it does
Einstein's theory of happiness sells for $1.3M
"A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness," the letter reads
Google Doodle highlights Nobel-winning astrophysicist
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar won the Nobel Prize in 1983 for his theory on the evolution of stars
Nobel Peace laureate: "I wish I could take a knee with Kaepernick"
Jody Williams, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, says current NFL protests remind her of the anti-apartheid movement, calls Colin Kaepernick “a hero”
How a Nobel economist sees human behavior
Richard Thaler, this year's winner, starts from the premise that people do not act rationally -- not at all
U.S. Nobel winner vows to spend $1M prize "as irrationally as possible"
Prize was awarded for University of Chicago researcher's contributions to "understanding the psychology of economics"
Nobel in Chemistry honors technique for seeing molecules' details
3 researchers win for process allowing biomolecules to be frozen mid-movement, showing things that were previously invisible
Malala Yousafzai to study at Oxford
20-year-old education activist tweeted about her acceptance to the school, saying she was "so excited"
Bob Dylan to receive Nobel Prize this weekend
The Swedish Academy is excited to finally deliver Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize for literature honor
Crafoord Prize given to researchers pushing envelope on autoimmune disease
The annual science award is given to honor achievements sometimes overlooked by the more famous Nobels
Vera Rubin, pioneering astronomer, dead at 88
"Her work will help unlock mysteries of the universe for generations to come"
Colombian leader calls for “rethink” with war on drugs
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos used the Nobel podium in Norway to reiterate his call to “rethink” the war on drugs
Dylan writes Nobel Prize speech, Patti Smith to sing
He won’t be there in person but the Nobel Foundation says Bob Dylan has written a speech that will be read out at the traditional Nobel Prize banquet
Calendar: Week of December 5
From Time’s Person of the Year to a Kirk Douglas centenary, “Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead
Obama welcomes four Nobel Prize laureates, minus Dylan
President Barack Obama welcomed four recipients of the Nobel Prize to the White House on Wednesday
Dylan not coming to Stockholm to pick up Nobel Prize
The 75-year-old American singer-songwriter was awarded the prize on Oct. 13 “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”
Bob Dylan finally breaks his silence on Nobel Prize
The Nobel committee can breathe easy, because Bob Dylan will be at their December ceremony -- if he can
Dylan "arrogant" for Nobel silence, academy member says
“We have agreed not to lift a finger. The ball lies entirely on his half,” said Pat Wastberg about Dylan's silence since receiving the award
MIT president on turning innovative research into real results
From safer nuclear power to a cure for Alzheimer's, Rafael Reif reflects on breakthroughs he predicts will be possible in his lifetime
The Nobel panel can’t seem to track down Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's reaction to his Nobel Prize honor is still a mystery
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Remains of 4 more Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas
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Trump awards Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Government shutdown delays Social Security's cost-of-living announcement
Citing the shutdown, the Social Security Administration postponed its announcement of the annual payment bump beneficiaries will receive in 2026.
U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off Venezuela, Trump says
President Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says a hiring slowdown poses U.S. economic risks
Powell said the labor market's outlook hasn't changed much since the central bank's September meeting, when it penciled in two more rate cuts this year.
Weak spot in Earth's magnetic field keeps growing, satellites show
The weak spot, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, was identified in the 19th century and expanded in recent years.
Future of Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will convene on Wednesday to hear a legal battle over Louisiana's congressional map that could reverberate across the country.