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Nobel Prize

Learn more about the people who have won a Nobel Prize for their science

Chemistry
Lego-like way to snap molecules together wins 2022 chemistry Nobel

By Meghan RosenOctober 6, 2022
Physics
Experiments on ‘entangled’ quantum particles won the physics Nobel Prize

By James R. RiordonOctober 5, 2022
Health & Medicine
Examining Neandertal and Denisovan DNA wins a 2022 Nobel Prize

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 4, 2022
Chemistry
Chemists win Nobel Prize for faster, cleaner way of making molecules

By Jonathan LambertOctober 7, 2021
Physics
Research on climate and more brings trio the 2021 physics Nobel Prize

By Emily ConoverOctober 6, 2021
Health & Medicine
A 2021 Nobel goes for discovering how our body reads touch sensations

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 5, 2021
Chemistry
2020 chemistry Nobel goes for CRISPR, the gene-editing tool

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 8, 2020
Physics
2020 Physics Nobel goes for delving into black holes

By Emily ConoverOctober 7, 2020

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Health & Medicine
Trio wins 2020 Nobel for discovery of hepatitis C

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 6, 2020
Chemistry
2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry goes for pioneering lithium-ion batteries

By Maria TemmingOctober 9, 2019
Planets
Physics Nobel rewards discoveries on cosmic evolution and exoplanets

By Emily ConoverOctober 8, 2019
Life
Medicine Nobel honors discovery of how cells deal with oxygen

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 7, 2019