Prizes/Awards

Winner Nakamura said that "you need a very, very brave heart" to follow a research angle others dismiss.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Two Japanese scientists and one American share prize for inventing LEDs used to make energy-efficient white light.
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
Join us for our full coverage of the 2014 Nobel Prizes.
Chris Gorski, Editor
A British-American and two Norwegian neuroscientists win the award for Physiology or Medicine.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
An interactive look at the Science Nobel Prizes.
Sara Rennekamp, Contributing Editor
First a hint: my pick comes from the field of condensed-matter physics.
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
Reflections on more than twenty years of writing about the Nobel Prizes.
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
Reflections on more than twenty years of writing about the Nobel Prizes.
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
Scientists who used computer simulations to study chemical reactions win the award for chemistry.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Francois Englert, from Belgium, and Peter W. Higgs, from the United Kingdom, are the 2013 winners.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Nobel committee also cites Large Hadron Collider experiments as confirming the Higgs particle.
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
Updates and fun facts about this year's prize in physiology or medicine.
Chris Gorski, Editor