Topic: Nobel Prize

President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday announced new members of his U.S. State Department team including former Obama-era officials and long-time diplomats, to serve undersecretary of state nominee Antony Blinken.

For the first time, scientists observed competition between magnetic orders from coupled sheets of atoms. The observations promise new insights into the quantum qualities of two-dimensional materials, scientists say.

Universal Music Publishing Group announced Monday it has acquired music legend Bob Dylan's complete song catalog, which spans 60 years.

The iconic Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puerto Rico, the most powerful in the world, was destroyed Tuesday morning in an uncontrolled collapse.

WFP head David Beasley warned the U.N. Security Council of the "looming famine" in war-torn Yemen amid the coronavirus pandemic, urging nations to donate nearly $2 billion.

The European Parliament announced Thursday that the Sakharov Prize for human rights and freedom of thought will be awarded to the democratic opposition in Belarus in December.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shared some of their son's recent milestones during a conversation with Malala Yousafzai.

Two American economists whose groundbreaking studies have to led to improvements in how auctions work were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in Stockholm Monday.

The United Nations' World Food Program is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020, The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday in Oslo.

American poet and essayist Louise Gluck was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, the Swedish Academy announced.