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After a Nobel Prize winner denied her admission for being a woman, Kamala Sohonie used Gandhi-inspired protest to become India's first female biochemistry PhD and nutrition champion. Her perseverance opened doors for generations of women scientists.
A new fellowship program just gave 176 college students from across America the chance to work alongside Nobel Prize-winning scientists for nine weeks. The inaugural Cech Fellows will conduct real research at 131 top labs this summer.
A material scientist found a pattern that textbooks said couldn't exist, and his curiosity changed how we understand the atomic world. The discovery that started with "10 fold???" scribbled in a notebook led to an entirely new field of materials science.
Over 100 Nobel Prize winners are demanding freedom for Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner facing critical health issues in Iran. Her case highlights the growing global movement supporting human rights defenders risking everything for justice.
Demis Hassabis just secured $2.1 billion to accelerate AI-designed medicines that could transform how we treat and cure diseases. The first human trials are expected by the end of 2026.
The scientist who won a Nobel Prize for predicting protein structures is now using that breakthrough to design new medicines for diseases once thought untreatable. His lab has 17 drugs in development and expects to start human trials by year's end.
Two scientists chasing down annoying static in 1964 accidentally discovered proof of the Big Bang, changing our understanding of the universe forever. Their "cosmic hum" won them a Nobel Prize and launched decades of space exploration.
A groundbreaking analysis of over 750 Nobel Prize-winning discoveries reveals that new tools and methods—not theories alone—drive scientific breakthroughs. From microscopes to AI, the research shows how instruments unlock what was previously invisible.
A simple idea about making molecules "click" together celebrated 25 years since revolutionizing medicine, biology, and engineering. The discovery earned a Nobel Prize and now helps create lifesaving drugs faster than ever.
A startup's breakthrough dehumidifier could solve why offices blast freezing AC in summer while slashing energy bills. Amazon just signed on after successful tests in Houston.
South Korea just teamed up with Google DeepMind to supercharge its national AI research program. The partnership brings Nobel Prize-winning AI expertise to Korea's science future.
The team behind Nobel Prize-winning AI is establishing a new research hub in South Korea to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in medicine and climate. Eight years after AlphaGo made history in Seoul, DeepMind returns to transform how scientists discover solutions to humanity's biggest challenges.
Isomorphic Labs is about to test the first drugs designed by Nobel Prize-winning AI technology in human patients. The breakthrough could transform how we discover safer, more effective medicines for diseases like cancer.
A growing movement is celebrating women scientists who were erased from history, their groundbreaking discoveries wrongly credited to male colleagues. The "Matilda Effect" explains how brilliant researchers like Martha Chase and Laura Garnjobst shaped modern genetics but vanished from Nobel Prize ceremonies.
A groundbreaking study of over 750 Nobel Prize and major discoveries reveals that new tools and methods, not just funding or theory, drive most scientific breakthroughs. The findings could help us predict and accelerate future discoveries across all fields of science.
Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai reveals how she overcame despair after the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan. Her TED Talk offers a roadmap for anyone struggling to make change when problems feel overwhelming.
A young Iranian scientist who was jailed for trying to fix his country's water crisis just won the "Nobel Prize of Water" for his groundbreaking work helping the world solve freshwater problems. His research shows how communities can restore their water systems before it's too late.
A century-old physics puzzle just got solved. Scientists now have proof that light really does act as both a wave and a particle at the same time.
A new biography reveals the inside story of how DeepMind's Demis Hassabis led breakthroughs that earned a Nobel Prize and changed scientific discovery forever. The book offers rare insights into the team behind AI's most celebrated achievements.
Researchers built a smarter way to find discoveries that truly changed science, including overlooked breakthroughs made by different teams at the same time. Their new system spotted Nobel Prize-winning work that older methods missed.
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