Nobel Prize coverage archive

The new laureates discovered the first planet orbiting a solar-type star and improved our understanding of how the universe evolved.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Beginning early Monday morning, Inside Science will cover the three most anticipated science prizes of the year.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Oxygen-sensing genes allow cells to adapt when oxygen levels drop.
Brian Owens, Contributor
These significant advancements could win the Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine, physics, and chemistry.
Inside Science Staff
We have combined the faces of more than 500 Nobel laureates to visualize the average winner of the Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine, physics, and chemistry.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Checkpoint inhibitors lift the brakes on the immune system, but may join other new drugs in pressing the accelerator on health care costs.
James Gaines, Contributor
For top scientists like James P. Allison, music and other artistic endeavors may be key to success.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Innovations in laser methods and technology won Nobel Prizes in 2017 and 2018, but not all lasers are the same.
Claire Cleveland, Contributor
Optical tweezers developed by a new Nobel laureate could potentially be used on slightly larger objects, but not spacecraft.
Ramin Skibba, Contributor
A look at five other Nobel Prize winners who share the uncommon achievement of having done their award-winning work as students.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor