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Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang, one of the most influential scientists in modern physics, died in Beijing on Saturday. He was 103.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Chris Anderson took over TED 25 years ago, when the internet was young and optimism abounded about the future it could deliver.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

The announcement Monday that three laureates will share the Nobel memorial prize in economics for explaining innovation-driven growth brings this year’s Nobel awards to a close.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

This week, researchers discovered so-called “switchbacks” in Earth’s magnetic field similar to observations of switchbacks in the sun’s magnetic field. Scientists provided more evidence that ancient Rapa Nui engineers “walked” Easter Island’s iconic statues along […]

The most famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister, according to new research. Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature and Fellow of All Souls College at the […]

An Indian teenager behind mobile tools to monitor water quality won a United Nations-backed youth activist prize on Thursday, alongside other young people lauded for using technology to drive positive change.This article is brought to […]

For some Nobel Prize winners this year, the news came with a knock at the door before dawn. For others, it was a long-awaited phone call honoring a discovery made decades ago.This article is brought […]

Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born to Palestinian refugees in Jordan, a quiet, studious child in a “large, rowdy family” that shared a single room with cattle they raised.This article is brought to you […]

More women will win Nobel prizes in the science disciplines in future as their numbers in labs and research teams grow, 2023 physics prize laureate Anne L’Huillier told AFP on Tuesday.This article is brought to […]

After an amusing game of phone tag, the Nobel Prize committee on Tuesday finally spoke to laureate Fred Ramsdell, who was hiking “off the grid” when the news broke.This article is brought to you by […]