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- Nature, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03133-9 Take Nature’s quiz on female Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine.
- Six awards will be announced this week in science, literature, economics and peace work.
- Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03091-2 Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience.
- Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03094-z Nature’s senior biology reporter Ewen Callaway reflects on today’s prize for optogenetics — which scientists have anticipated for years.
- Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03185-x Three pioneers of optogenetics have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Plus, the funniest nature photography and the physics behind a new science-fiction novel.
- Three scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’ The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2026 has been awarded to three scientists for their work on investigating the mysteries of the brain. Karl Deisseroth of both Howard Hughes…
- Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel were awarded the prize for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
- US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.
- The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.
- Kicking off the 2026 Nobel prizes in is the award for physiology or medicine. This year the prize went to three scientists for their work investigating the mysteries of the brain. Karl Deisseroth of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of the Humboldt…
- Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03092-1 Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on a pioneering high-energy neutrino observatory at the South Pole.
- Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02967-7 Cell-based models of the human cortex transplanted into mice produce neurons that are inaccessible in vitro, and could enable scientists to link brain injury to behaviour.
- Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03095-y Nature reporter Davide Castelvecchi reflects on covering the fast-moving field of astronomy honoured by the Nobel physics award.
- Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03190-0 Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in founding the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Plus, a call to prevent a privacy crisis driven by smart glasses and has flu season come early?
- The Nobel was awarded “for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
- Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.
- Belgian physicist praised for work on the IceCube detector that observes the ghost-like particles in Antarctica The Nobel prize in physics 2026 has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his work on ghost-like particles called neutrinos and the IceCube detector that observes them at the south pole.…
- The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s.
- Second up for the 2026 Nobel Prizes was the award for physics. And this year it went to just one scientist, Francis Halzen. The Belgian physicist won the prize based on his work on the IceCube detector that observes ghostly particles called neutrinos. Science editor Ian Sample tells host Madeleine…
- Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03093-0 Prize awarded to two chemists who probed why life favours one mirror-image molecule over another.
- Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03208-7 Nature rounds up the Nobel Prizes for science — plus, hints of the ancestral human gut microbiome.
- Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03212-x Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Plus, the biggest success stories in cancer survival and one of the biggest debates in neuroscience.
- Stanford University has shared video of Karl Deisseroth giving the news to his two daughters and one of his sons on Monday. Deisseroth had spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning that he had won a Nobel prize in medicine for helping to open a new field of brain science called…
- The Nobel Committee recognized them for “the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.”
- Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
- The prize was given to the French and Japanese scientists for solving the mystery of life's asymmetry.
- Henri B Kagan and Kensō Soai awarded prize for discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis The Nobel prize in chemistry 2026 has been awarded to two scientists for discoveries that showed how chemical reactions can produce one of two mirror image forms of a…
- A thinly traded prediction market offers a starting point. We explore potential winners and the big ideas that could earn them economics' biggest prize.
- The Nobel prize in chemistry 2026 has been awarded to two scientists, Henri B Kagan at Paris-Sud University in France and Kensō Soai at Tokyo University of Science in Japan. Their discoveries showed how chemical reactions can produce an overwhelming excess of one of two mirror image forms of a…
- This year’s Nobel prizes in chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine have celebrated work that has been used to develop countless drugs and transform modern medicine, allowed physicists to observe one of the most mysterious particles, and provided a tool that could act as an on/off switch for…
- World’s most prestigious prize for literature goes to Canadian poet known for genre-crossing works including Autobiography of Red The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson, the Swedish Academy has announced. The academy cited the author’s “bold…
- Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
- NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, a space observatory designed to detect ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. L3Harris Technologies will design, assemble, and integrate the new…
- More than 500 migrants have been expelled from the US to African countries, HRW says, citing US data.
- South Africa has experienced recurrent outbreaks of violence, often targeting migrants from neighbouring countries.
- The winner will be announced in a ceremony that starts at 10am UK time (11am CEST) The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced this morning, with all sorts of speculation about who could be this year’s worthy winner. (Despite his hopes, Donald Trump is very unlikely to win it, again.) Continue…
- South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law.
- The recipient of the prize, one of the world’s most prestigious honors, is set to be announced on Friday morning in Oslo. The Norwegian Nobel Committee made its selection from a pool of 287 nominees.
- The five-person committee that hands out the award introduced ethics rules this year after a former member was linked to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- Norwegian committee recognises achievements of former UN rights chief who stood up against apartheid in South Africa Nobel peace prize – latest updates Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the international court of justice (ICJ), has won the Nobel peace prize. Pillay,…
- A U.N. commission led by Ms. Pillay that investigated the war in Gaza found last year that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians.
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- Pillay is recognised for her "efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee says.
- The Trump administration has repeatedly attacked the international legal order and the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where the Peace Prize winner, Navi Pillay, served as a judge.
- Trump administration says US ‘doesn’t need’ ICC after accusing court of unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges The United States imposed sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC), its latest escalation against an entity the Trump administration has accused of politicization…
- U.S. officials announced new punishments aimed at the court, just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.
- BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.
- The US says the measures are aimed at restricting the tribunal's resources and ability to operate.
- Ms. Pillay, a human rights lawyer, was drawn into the international spotlight last year as chair of a commission that found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.
- The choice drew condemnation from Israel over Ms. Pillay’s role leading a U.N. commission that said the country had committed genocide against Palestinians.
- With GLP-1s to treat the condition not specifically approved by the TGA, patients are being prescribed them off-label Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Women living with a chronic hormonal condition should have access to taxpayer-funded weight loss medications, advocates…
- President complains about not winning prize in year he started war with Iran and says: ‘We will not forget, Norway’ Donald Trump complained Friday about not winning the Nobel peace prize for 2026, a year in which he started a war with Iran. At what was supposed to be a rally for other Republican…
- The US president told a rally he had "never heard of" the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay.
- Navi Pillay, who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, fought racism in South Africa, shaping her international career as a judge and advocate for justice and human rights.
- Navi Pillay says the Trump administrations' sweeping penalties on the international tribunal were "unheard of".
- Nature, Published online: 12 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03251-4 Laureates share award that builds on the theories that contributed to governments intervening during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Nobel Prize in Economics, the sixth and last of this year's awards, will be announced today in Sweden.
- US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economies Business live – latest updates Two US economists have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for their work developing models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their…
- NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, advancing research that benefits life on Earth…
- Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03220-x International scientific organizations are ready to help the committees that award the prizes to invite a wider range of nominators.
- Prices can get sticky. That helps explain why recessions hurt so much — and what policymakers can do about them.
- NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 6,300 pounds of supplies and hardware, bound for the International Space Station. Following…
- A 'Jellyfish' effect lit up the sky in US after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch.
- NPR's Ailsa Chang chats with Michael Woodford of Columbia University, who was one of two Americans awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.
- Sunlight illuminates the exhaust plumes of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on Oct. 13, 2026. This visual phenomenon is known as a “jellyfish”; it happens near sunrise or sunset when the exhaust plume from the rocket becomes brightly illuminated, creating a glowing…
- Expanding plume of fuel exhaust crystalized in the sky and reflected sunlight off frozen particles after Florida launch A SpaceX rocket provided a stunning pre-dawn display over Florida as a massive, luminescent “jellyfish cloud” spread for miles, caused by an expanding plume of fuel exhaust…
- The sun illuminated the exhaust plume of a SpaceX rocket launch on 13 October, creating a glowing jellyfish-like cloud in the sky, according to Nasa. Continue reading...
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- Particle accelerators aren’t just for testing the Standard Model. They’re also used to diagnose and treat disease and study world history.
- Yossi Matias, Vice President & Head of Google Research, explores how AI is beginning to reshape biology, infrastructure, manufacturing, and science, and why its greatest impact may come when it intersects with other fields. Step inside the newsroom with our MIT Technology Review editors for sharp…
- Over the summer I talked to the CEO of Springboards, a startup building an LLM that’s designed to come up with a wider variety of responses than its mainstream rivals do. At the start of the call, he said something that’s been stuck in my head since: “We often say that we’re a self-loathing AI…
- Karl Deisseroth, Georg Nagel and Peter Hegemann developed optogenetics, which uses light and genetics to control individual cells
- The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
- The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. This neurobiology tool has provided new insights into how the brain processes memory, feelings, and behavior.
- This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. People really hate AI, so why can’t they get enough? —Will Douglas Heaven Over the summer I talked to the CEO of Springboards, a startup building an LLM…
- The winners of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics will be announced in the week.
- The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.
- Neuroscientific advances follow a pattern of visualizing the brain, measuring its function and then controlling it. Optogenetics may lead to a new era of medical treatment.
- Francis Halzen is a leader in the study of neutrinos, ghostly particles from across the universe that hint at exciting new physics
- Halzen got the Nobel for his contributions to the IceCube neutrino Observatory and discovery of high-energy neutrinos.
- Halzen got the Nobel for his contributions to the IceCube neutrino Observatory and discovery of high-energy neutrinos.
- As the team at MIT Technology Review set out to choose companies for this year’s edition of our annual list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch, the challenge felt more daunting than any year since we started compiling the list in 2023. This year is shaping up to be one of the hottest ever recorded.…
- This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. 10 climate tech companies to watch Each year, MIT Technology Review puts together a list of the most promising climate tech companies in the world. This year,…
- Belgian physicist worked to build Antarctic observatory that tracks neutrinos from deep space.
- Can Xue is considered one of this year's favorites; Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are other strong contenders. But what goes on behind the scenes in the selection of the Nobel Prize in Literature?
- Can Xue is considered one of this year's favorites; Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are other strong contenders. But what goes on behind the scenes in the selection of the Nobel Prize in Literature?
- Neuroscientist Susana Carmona’s book guides readers through a new mom’s changing brain.
- Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. They might also melt away the years. Drug giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk say patients taking their drugs age less quickly, according to readouts from molecular “aging clocks.” Such clocks assess a person’s biological age by…
- Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
- The 2026 Nobel Prize in physics recognizes Francis Halzen’s vision in building an unusual telescope in Antarctica, as well as the neutrino discoveries it’s made.
- The prize recognizes Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai's discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis
- Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. They might also…
- Scientists honoured for solving mystery of asymmetric molecules that has helped in manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
- A new study explores what goes on in the brain when mice get high on marijuana
- Altering molecular handedness has implications for the origins of life.
- Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.
- US President Donald Trump said it would be a ‘great discredit’ to the Nobel Peace Prize committee.
- IceCube looks for high energy neutrinos from space. It joins the ranks of complementary experiments that study neutrinos originating closer to home.
- The story is a collaboration between MIT Technology Review and Aventine, a non-profit research foundation that creates and supports content about how technology and science are changing the way we live. A robot shaped like a human—white with a black head and torso—has been popping up on video…
- “Detecting a neutrino is like looking for a needle in a haystack,” says Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez, who breaks down why researchers are looking for the cosmic particles under the Antarctic ice.
- Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai designed chemical reactions producing only one of the two mirror-image forms of a molecule—an important finding for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other biological substances.
- Carson won for her "inventive and bold oeuvre." The decorated poet and essayist is known for her deep reverence for Latin and Greek classics.
- This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI breakthroughs in robotics won’t change your life any time soon The hype around humanoid robots is reaching fever pitch. Much of it comes from the idea that…
- Rapid weight loss can lead to issues with bone quality, particularly in older adults.
- Video shows US scientist Karl Deisseroth breaking the news to his son and two daughters that he won the Nobel Prize.
- The Swedish Academy praised the 76-year-old poet and essayist's work for being 'bold and inventive'.
- The works of Nobel Prize-winning poet and essayist Anne Carson can feel slightly daunting. Here are some keys to understanding her universe.
- The works of this year's Nobel Literature Prize-winning poet and essayist Anne Carson can feel slightly daunting. Here are some keys to understanding her universe.
- A court order requiring the government to resume processing asylum applications reignited violent protests against immigration in South Africa.
- South Africa has withdrawn a controversial asylum directive that sparked widespread protests in the country.
- Several cars torched and foreign-run businesses forced to shut in Johannesburg's Soweto and coastal city of Durban.
- On Thursday, President Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, and AMD’s Lisa Su the National Medal of Science, the nation’s top science prize.
- The committees that award the Nobel prizes do not announce the nominations, and the Nobel statutes ban the judges from discussing their deliberations for 50 years. Follow DW live to find out who they choose this year.
- Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Follow DW live.
- Ever since people first seriously contemplated giving machines an intelligence modeled on our own, there has never been any question that they would, like us, be able to say no. The sci-fi canon is full of stories of robotic disobedience. Most of these capers are, of course, cautionary. But…
- This week my colleague Antonio Regalado had an interesting update on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. According to research presented at an aging meeting in Boston, these drugs seem to affect at least some measures of biological age. Overweight and diabetic people who take GLP-1s have a biological age…
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- South Africa has withdrawn a controversial asylum directive after anti-migrant protests descended into violence and chaos on Thursday.
- International Court of Justice judge Navi Pillay has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
- The Nobel Committee has admitted that it has been unable to reach the ICJ judge to tell her the news.
- International judge Navi Pillay was applauded by colleagues as she gave her first public reaction to her Peace Prize.
- This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no Today’s AI models are trained to refuse a vast number of prompts. If you ask your chatbot how to poison…
- An icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image molecules all took home the top prize.
- The 85-year-old South African judge has spent decades fighting apartheid and genocide.
- The US has announced new sanctions on the International Criminal Court. It's the latest in a series of steps by the Donald Trump administration as it seeks to "dismantle" the intergovernmental organization.
- Latest action seeks to stem resources to international tribunal Trump administration has vowed to dismantle.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court on Friday.
- International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane has responded to US sanctions imposed to ‘defend sovereignty’.
- Several US allies call to 'defend' and 'protect' the ICC following Washington's decision to sanction the judiciary body.
- Whether via her fill-in-the-blank translations or guest appearances on indie rock albums, Anne Carson has infused antiquity with a contemporary tongue
- South African jurist Navanethem Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote peace.
- Trump slams Norway for not awarding him Nobel Peace Prize
- The sanctions targeting the ICC, which prosecutes humanitarian crimes, are the latest move by the US against the court.
- The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
- Hoping for ‘dialogue’ with the US over its sanctions on the ICC is meaningless. Action is needed to protect the court.
- Breaking down this year’s Nobel Prize–winning science, from switching brain cells on and off with light to catching cosmic neutrinos in Antarctic ice to building mirror-image molecules. Plus, a 194-year-old tortoise’s DNA might hold the key to a longer life.
- Franco-British lawyer and author Philippe Sands was awarded the German Book Trade's Peace Prize this weekend. Accepting the award, Sands criticized Germany's "inappropriate silence" regarding Israel.
- The pair got the Nobel for developing economic models that help governments and central banks respond more effectively to booms and recessions.
- The Swedish academy says the academics' models are 'now used by central banks and governments around the world'.
- Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay has condemned US sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
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- Physicists who uncovered the first particle accelerator were honored with a Nobel Prize 75 years agoWhile scientists are known for their dedication to their research, crawling on the floor to avoid electrocution for the sake of a measurement seems a little excessive. But this is what British physicist John Cockcroft and Irish physicist Ernest T.S. Walton had to do in the early 1930s while…
- Research into hormones that regulate appetite is on everybody's lips for the Nobel medicine prize, to be announced on Monday when the 2026 Nobel season kicks off.
- The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to U.S. psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.
- In optogenetics, scientists control neurons by stimulating them with light—potentially unlocking breakthroughs for conditions such as dementia, depression and blindness.
- Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning early Monday that he had won a Nobel Prize for medicine for helping to open a new field of brain science called optogenetics.
- Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical originFrancis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and his discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.
- Physicist Francis Halzen has an impressively long list of academic accolades—but every October, as the Nobel Prize rolled around, his failure to bag the biggest award of them all left him "miserable," he admits.
- Research into molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes could be among the contenders for the Nobel Prize in chemistry, to be announced Wednesday, commentators say.
- Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules.
- Francis Halzen, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, spoke with pride on Wednesday about his early promotion of artificial intelligence in his research on neutrinos.
- Children as young as five can engage meaningfully with complex ideas about human rights, new research from The University of Manchester suggests.
- Many naturally occurring molecules such as menthol or limonene exist in two mirror-image forms, known as enantiomers, that look almost identical but can differ greatly in smell, taste or effect on the body.
- NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, a space observatory designed to detect ripples in space-time called gravitational waves.
- Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can better stabilize disruptive economic fluctuations.
- NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, advancing research that benefits life on Earth…