Now it's time for our segment called Words You'll Hear. That's where we take a word or phrase that we think will be in the news in the coming days and let you know what it's all about. This week, our ...

If there were a Nobel Prize in history, I suspect that a novelist, philosopher, anthropologist, economist, political scientist, sociologist or “popular” historian might be more likely to win than an ...

The Nobel Prize, the world's most prestigious recognition for achievements in science, literature, peace, and economics, will begin its 2025 announcement cycle from October 6. This annual event draws ...

On 27 November 1897 the multi-millionaire Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament establishing a foundation to ...

Here's a look at past winners of the Nobel Peace Prize all the way back to Martin Luther King Jr.'s win in 1964. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize, winning ...

The founding father -- The Nobel Prize invents itself -- The Nobel Prize in Literature -- The Nobel Prize and the sciences -- The Nobel Prize in Physics -- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry -- The Nobel ...

December 9, 1958 - In December 1958, University of Nebraska alumnus George Beadle shared the Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology with Edward Tatum for the discovery that genes act by regulating ...

Life imitated art Tuesday when "The Big Bang Theory" — the American TV sitcom, not the scientific explanation for how the universe began — entered the annals of Nobel Prize history. The announcement ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 10, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Nobel Prize-winning professor Albert A.

Three professors who look at how innovation — including technology — drives economic growth will share the Nobel memorial prize in economics. The winners are Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University; ...