Philippine journalist at the front line of global fight for democracy
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Philippine journalist at the front line of global fight for democracy

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists highlights the importance of free speech and how it is under threat.

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Nobel Prize winners make economics more useful,not a math parlour game
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Nobel Prize winners make economics more useful,not a math parlour game

It turns out that,in economics,maths – like technology and much else – can be used for good or ill.

  • byRoss Gittins
The Nobel Prize has a gender problem but quotas are not the answer:academy

The Nobel Prize has a gender problem but quotas are not the answer:academy

People should win the prize for science,the head of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said,“because they made the most important discovery”.

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‘Absolutely stunned’:Three share 2021 Nobel prize in economics
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‘Absolutely stunned’:Three share 2021 Nobel prize in economics

The prize is the last awarded of this year’s crop.

  • byNiklas Pollard andSimon Johnson
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to two courageous free speech campaigners

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to two courageous free speech campaigners

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their “courageous” defence of freedom of speech.

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Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The author got the call from the Swedish Academy in the kitchen of his home in south-east England – and initially thought it was a prank.

  • byDavid Keyton,Jill Lawless andCara Anna
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‘Huge surprise’:Nobel in chemistry honours pair for developing new way to make molecules
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‘Huge surprise’:Nobel in chemistry honours pair for developing new way to make molecules

The work of German scientist Benjamin List and Scotland-born scientist David W.C. MacMillan was “already benefiting humankind greatly”.

  • byDavid Keyton andFrank Jordans
‘We have to act now’:Three scientists win Nobel physics prize for climate discoveries
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‘We have to act now’:Three scientists win Nobel physics prize for climate discoveries

The scientists from Japan,Germany and Italy have been working in the field for decades.

  • byDavid Keyton andSeth Borenstein
American scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering how humans feel temperature and touch

American scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering how humans feel temperature and touch

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian findings could pave the way for new pain killers,the award-giving organisation said.

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A remarkable chance for deeper insight into one of humanity’s greatest mysteries
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A remarkable chance for deeper insight into one of humanity’s greatest mysteries

Australian researchers’ development of model embryos will ethically improve treatments for a wide range of critical medical issues.

  • byJohn Carroll
Truth is at stake in the great vaccine debate

Truth is at stake in the great vaccine debate

The falsehood we must urgently eradicate is that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines aren’t safe or effective despite their approval for use in Australia,Europe and elsewhere.

  • byJulie Szego