The Latest Breaking News on Prizes

Behind this Nobel prize is a very human story: there’s a bit of Neanderthal in all of us

Svante Pääbo deserves his accolade – palaeogenetics is an expanding field that tells us who we are, says archaeologist Rebecca Wragg Sykes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

'A rebuke to Putin's dictatorship': Russian human rights group Memorial wins joint Nobel peace prize

It’s difficult to exaggerate the importance of the inclusion of the Memorial Society, the Russian human rights movement, among the recipients of this year’s Nobel peace prize, which also recognised human rights campaigners in Ukraine and Belarus.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2022

Peace, Prize, politics: On 2022 Peace Nobel

The Nobel can strengthen the voices of peace and human rights globally

The Hindu · Oct 9, 2022

In Annie Ernaux’s Nobel prize we see the public value of our intimate histories

This year’s winner shows the merit of the memoir form and marks a turning point for the literature prize

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

Some Ukrainians voice mixed reactions to Nobel prize winners

A day after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize with fellow human rights campaigners from Belarus and Russia, the head of the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties praised the work of her fellow laureates but cautioned against lumping the three together in a Cold War-like narrative

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022

Nobel prize will give us ‘strength’, says Ukraine NGO head

Oleksandra Matviychuk says the prize will give them ‘more strength’ in their efforts to fight for human rights.

Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2022

Science This Week | 2022 Nobel Prize, evidence of liquid water on Mars and more

Here are this week’s latest findings and updates in the world of science.

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2022

‘Things will only get worse’: fears top scientists may shun UK over Brexit

British-based Nobel prize winner says hopes for securing an alliance with the crucial Horizon Europe collaboration are fading fast

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

Nobel Prize honors paleogenomics

An archeologist explains how advancements in studying ancient genomes impact our personal identity

Salon · Oct 8, 2022

Therese Raphael: On Putin's birthday, the Nobel Peace Prize honors his enemies

We can’t know what was said in those secret deliberations, but the Nobel Committee must have thought about giving Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Peace prize. That would have been a popular choice — he easily topped the 2022 Time magazine reader poll for the most influential person of the year.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022