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A list of this year's Nobel Prize winners
The announcement Monday that three laureates will share the Nobel memorial prize in economics for explaining innovation-driven growth brings this... Read more
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Saturday Citations: AI chatbots are insincere; childhood memory recall; a tiny chunk of dark matter
This week, researchers discovered so-called "switchbacks" in Earth's magnetic field similar to observations of switchbacks in the sun's magnetic field.... Read more
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New research finds defining childhood portrait of Marie Antoinette is really her sister
The most famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister, according to new research. Catriona... Read more
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Five youths using tech to drive change win UN-backed prize
An Indian teenager behind mobile tools to monitor water quality won a United Nations-backed youth activist prize on Thursday, alongside... Read more
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Your phone rings, and it's a number from Sweden. Do you answer? A Nobel Prize winner didn't
For some Nobel Prize winners this year, the news came with a knock at the door before dawn. For others,... Read more
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From refugee to Nobel: Yaghi hails science's 'equalising force'
Born into a family of Palestinian refugees in Jordan with little schooling, Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi on Wednesday paid... Read more
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More women to win Nobel science prizes in future: Former laureate
More women will win Nobel prizes in the science disciplines in future as their numbers in labs and research teams... Read more
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Hiking Nobel laureate finally learns of his prize
After an amusing game of phone tag, the Nobel Prize committee on Tuesday finally spoke to laureate Fred Ramsdell, who... Read more
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Unreachable Nobel winner hiking 'off the grid'
One of this year's Nobel winners is a leading medical researcher who also offers a shining example of work-life balance—so... Read more
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Saturday Citations: Bird news: Vultures as curators and a newly discovered interspecies warning call
This week, researchers reported that mild dietary stress supports healthy aging. Engineers created artificial neurons that can communicate directly with... Read more
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Not all 'A's: Unconventional paths that led to Nobels
Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP spoke to recounted how they cut class, got... Read more
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Trump jeopardizing US role as scientific leader: Nobel officials
Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on... Read more
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Saturday Citations: Epiphanies and brain states; a baffling skull find; achieving well-being in old age
This week, researchers identified a key driver of pancreatic cancer spread. Oral bacteria were linked to Parkinson's disease via the... Read more
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'Beast mode' to 'teraflop': 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update
Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular "Collegiate" dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms.... Read more
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Journal retracts study linking apple cider vinegar to weight loss
An influential study claiming that drinking a small amount of apple cider vinegar every day helps people lose weight was... Read more