LIGO’s gravitational wave detection takes home a Nobel

The gravitational wave events recorded in LIGO are actually the first direct indication of the existence of black holes. Three scientists from US wins 2017 Nobel prize in physics.

3 scientists just won the Nobel Prize for discovering how body clocks are regulated

On October 2, Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm.”

2016 Nobel Prize in physics awarded for revealing the secrets of exotic matter

Three scientists working in the United States were honored for discoveries of "topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter".

Mechanisms for autophagy: 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy -- a fundamental process for degrading and recycling cellular components.

DNA molecules can 'teleport', nobel prize winner claims

A Nobel Prize winning biologist has ignited controversy after publishing details of an experiment in which a fragment of DNA appeared to ‘teleport’ or imprint itself between test tubes.