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Physics

The Man Who Might Have Won a Nobel Prize

Remembering Joseph Weber, whose failure to detect gravitational waves helped lead to their discovery.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

A close up image of the Zika virus.

Culture

Why Do So Many Americans Win the Nobel Prize?

According to experts, it's strong historic investment in basic science, academic freedom for researchers and patience to see results.

Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor

Human

Like Fly, Like Human

How an early bird grandmother helped prove that Nobel Prize-winning fruit fly research matters for human health.

Nala Rogers, Staff Writer

Illustration shows a baseball flying through space away from the Earth, located in the background of the image.

Space

Could Hitting a Home Run Produce Gravitational Waves?

Anything that has mass and moves can give off gravitational waves, but for familiar items they are extremely tiny.

Ramin Skibba, Contributor

Technology

UPDATE: Three Share Chemistry Nobel Prize for Developing New Technique to Image the Molecules of Life

Cryo-electron microscopy helps scientists see the structure of biomolecules down to each individual atom.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Technology

Three Share Chemistry Nobel Prize for Developing New Technique to Image the Molecules of Life

So-called cryo-electron microscopy can see the atoms of biological proteins in water.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

An artist's rendering of the LISA satellite.

Space

The Past, Present and Future of Gravitational Waves

A 100-year-old theory helped open up a brand-new world of astronomy.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Physics

Gravitational Waves—Why Is This A Big Deal?

The experiment behind this year’s winner for the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Physics

UPDATE: Three Share Nobel Prize in Physics for Gravitational Waves

The 2017 Nobel Prize honors a discovery that Einstein predicted more than 100 years ago.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

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