The 2026 Nobel prizes for science
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Nobel Prizes are among the world’s most prestigious awards and are highly anticipated each year. The prize in physiology or medicine to be announced on October 5
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, our guide to this year’s physiology, physics and chemistry awards
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- The 2026 Nobel prizes for science (opens The Economist in a new tab)
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, our guide to this year’s physiology, physics and chemistry awards
- The Nobel Prize in Literature: the most controversial award? (opens The Week in a new tab)
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- Nobel Prize 2026: Three Science Discoveries That Sound Straight Out Of Sci-Fi (opens NDTV in a new tab)
This year's Nobel science winners were honoured for their research on tiny particles from space, using light to control brain cells, and studying mirror-image molecules.
- Nobel Prize 2026: When will the awards be announced, date and timings in IST (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Nobel Prizes are among the world’s most prestigious awards and are highly anticipated each year. The prize in physiology or medicine to be announced on October 5
