Nobel Prize

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

Health & Medicine
A 2021 Nobel goes for discovering how our body reads touch sensations

By Tina Hesman Saey and Freda KreierOctober 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
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 Temming and Jonathan LambertOctober 9, 2019
Planets
Physics Nobel rewards discoveries on cosmic evolution and exoplanets

By Emily Conover and Lisa GrossmanOctober 8, 2019
Life
Medicine Nobel honors discovery of how cells deal with oxygen

By Tina Hesman Saey and Aimee CunninghamOctober 7, 2019
Chemistry
Three take home chemistry Nobel for harnessing protein ‘evolution’

By Maria Temming and Laurel HamersOctober 3, 2018

Physics
Dazzling laser advances bring physicists a Nobel Prize

By Emily Conover and Lisa GrossmanOctober 2, 2018
Health & Medicine
Immune targeting of cancers wins two a 2018 Nobel Prize

By Tina Hesman Saey and Aimee CunninghamOctober 1, 2018
Chemistry
Super-chilled imaging technique brings its developers the Nobel Prize in chemistry

By Carolyn Gramling and Laurel HamersOctober 4, 2017
Physics
Trio wins physics Nobel for detecting gravity waves

By Emily Conover and Lisa GrossmanOctober 3, 2017