Nobel Prize coverage archive

This year’s prize highlights "the darkest secrets of the universe."

3 Share Physiology or Medicine Nobel for Discovering the Hepatitis C Virus

Beginning early Monday morning, Inside Science will cover the three most anticipated science prizes of the year.

The unprecedented pace of scientific progress on Covid-19 builds on groundbreaking discoveries from the past.

These significant advancements could win the Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine, physics and chemistry.

A selection of women and people of color who achieved remarkable things in science after working on the Manhattan Project.

Scientists found that some early commercial lithium batteries held up pretty well after about 35 years in storage.

Sponges, one of the most ancient animal lineages, can maintain normal gene activity even as oxygen levels drop.

The rechargeable, lightweight batteries revolutionized the way we power a host of devices.

Several exoplanets were found before the 1995 discovery that netted Mayor and Didier this year’s physics Nobel. Why weren’t the others honored?