The passing of celebrated Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on 28 May 2025 marks the end of a remarkable period in ...

Each year, the Ig Nobel Prizes recognize scientific research that first makes you laugh, then makes you think. For instance, researchers who investigated the pizza preferences of lizards on the island ...

During a dinner event for his ballroom donors at the White House last month, Donald Trump continued to feel bitter about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize. He brags about "stopping" 8 wars while ...

It may not be the Nobel Peace Prize, but President Donald Trump is patting himself on the back over another prestigious award. In a post on his Truth Social platform Thursday, Trump appeared to take ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced a global effort to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as phase one of the recent Middle East peace agreement goes into effect. "I'm ...

Everyone knows the Nobel Prize voting is RIGGED! If it weren’t, President Donald (“I hate my opponents.”) Trump would have won in multiple categories. In part, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to a ...

China’s rise in science has been even more dramatic than its rapid economic development. China and the United States currently spend far more on research and development and publish significantly more ...

Singer-songwriter John Legend says President Trump will need to stop the “dictator s‑‑‑” if he wants to win the Nobel Peace Prize next year. In a video posted Sunday to Instagram, the award-winning ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty ...

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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ...