Nobel Prize

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Analysis

A Nobel for journalists is a direct challenge to authoritarians

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov’s award will make leaders like Duterte and Putin think twice before attacking reporters—but only if democratic governments bolster the free press

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Niklas Elmehed: The man behind the gold-leafed Nobel Prize illustrations

David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens (from left to right). Photo: Bloomberg via Nobel Prize Outreach. 
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How Card, Angrist and Imbens used natural experiments to answer society’s most important questions

Filipino journalist and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, one of 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners, speaks during an interview in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
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For Philippine media under fire, Nobel a 'shot in the arm'

Filipino journalist and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa sits by the desk at her home in Manila, Philippines, October 8, 2021. Rappler/Handout via REUTERS
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Nobel Prize shines light in 'dark time' for Philippines' Ressa

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Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

From left- Benjamin List and David MacMillan
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for development of asymmetric organocatalysis

Their discoveries may lead to new treatments for managing pain. Jessica Gow / POOL/ EPA-EFE
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Nobel Prize: How chili peppers helped researchers uncover how humans feel pain

From Left- Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi
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Physics Nobel for climate modelling, work on complex systems

Research on how we feel touch and temperature wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
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Research on how we feel touch and temperature wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

A Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 file photo of a Nobel Prize medal. The Nobel Prize in Medicine is due to be awarded on Monday Oct. 4, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Medicine award kicks off week of Nobel Prize announcements

The box containing the Nobel Prize medal in physics is pictured before being awarded to German scientist Reinhard Genzel in Munich, Germany, December 8, 2020. Peter Kneffel/Pool via REUTERS
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Nobel prize banquet postponed again in 2021 due to pandemic

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg watches Trump as he enters the United Nations to speak with reporters in September 2019. Thunberg, 16, didn't mince words as she spoke to world leaders during the UN Climate Action Summit. She accused them of not doing enough to mitigate climate change: "For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away?" Trump later mocked Thunberg on Twitter. Photo: Andrew Hofstetter/Reuters
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Trump, Greta among hundreds nominated for Nobel Peace Prize