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Scientists behind tech in mRNA vaccines snag 2nd prestigious prize — is a Nobel next?
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The scientists recently won one of this year's $3 million Breakthrough Prizes, as well.
10 huge black hole findings from 2020
By Adam Mann published
Here, we take a look at some of the most spectacular black hole findings of 2020.
Racist physicist sneers at Einstein and Jews in a 1927 anti-Semitic letter up for auction
By Mindy Weisberger published
An anti-Semitic letter penned in 1927 by a German physicist shows racist views toward Albert Einstein and Jews in academia.
Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to discoverers of hepatitis C
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Now, there are diagnostic blood tests and antiviral treatments for the virus.
How the Nobel Prize-Winning Exoplanet Was Found
By Paul Sutter published
The 1995 discovery showed that the sun isn't the only star to host a family of planets — something we had long figured but never demonstrated — and also that the universe is really, really weird.
Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for Figuring Out 'One of Life's Most Essential Adaptive Processes'
By Jeanna Bryner published
This year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded jointly to three scientists who figured out how cells sense and adapt to changes in levels of oxygen.
Chemistry Nobel Awarded to Scientists for Taking the Reins on Evolution
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Evolution is unfolding in test tubes.
Scientist Robbed of Nobel in 1974 Finally Wins $3 Million Physics Prize — And Gives It Away
By Rafi Letzter published
Jocelyn Bell Burnell shocked the physics world when she discovered radio pulsars. But the Nobel committee gave the 1974 award to her supervisor instead.
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