Sins and Ghosts: Epigenetics as a Hot...

Lindau Alumna Arunima Roy on the development of epigenetics as a research field.

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2019:...

This year’s Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded jointly to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019: How Batteries...

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 was awarded to John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries”. Therewith, the three laureates laid the foundation of our electrified, mobile, modern world.

Nobel Prize in Physics 2019: Hints to...

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics recognises three researchers who expanded humanity’s horizons on the grandest of scales, contributing to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and our place within it.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019:...

This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology honours discoveries concerning how cells sense and respond to low oxygen levels. The findings illuminate a fundamental aspect of normal cellular metabolism and have important implications for understanding – and perhaps treating – cancer.

Microbiome – It Takes a Village

We are living in symbiosis with trillions of microbes that are essential to our health.

Fighting Poverty: 2019 Prize in Economic Sciences

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

A Rechargeable World: 2019 Nobel Prize in...

John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Our Place in the Universe: 2019 Nobel...

James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics.

The Essence of Life: Nobel Prize in...

William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.