A land mine-detecting rat in Cambodia who received a prestigious award for his life-saving duty has died in retirement, the charity for which he had worked has announced.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2022
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The Norwegian government has granted an exemption from its two-week quarantine requirement for arriving visitors so representatives from the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize - the World Food Program - can attend the Dec. ...
Other
Nov 10, 2020
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The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics is being announced Tuesday, an award that has in the past honored discoveries about the tiniest of particles and the vast mysteries of outer space.
General Physics
Oct 6, 2020
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That women are paid less than male colleagues is a stubborn fact in the U.S. workplace.
Economics & Business
Jul 29, 2020
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The Nobel Foundation, which manages the Nobel Prizes, on Tuesday cancelled its traditional December banquet due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though the award ceremonies will still be held in "new forms".
Other
Jul 21, 2020
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Iran on Monday awarded a top prize in the study of science and technology to two U.S.-educated scientists.
Other
Nov 11, 2019
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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics will be awarded Tuesday, a day after two Americans and one British scientist were given the award for Physiology or Medicine.
General Physics
Oct 8, 2019
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is among four people named Wednesday as the winners of a Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "Alternative Nobel."
Environment
Sep 25, 2019
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A trade group has reinstated an award to the makers of a robotic sex toy for women that it had taken away four months ago for not keeping with its image.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 9, 2019
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It may already have Oscars under its belt, but Netflix's acceptance by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hangs in the balance.
Business
Apr 15, 2019
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