Year: 2019

The Nobel Prize medal. Credit: robynmack96/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

What the Nobel Prizes Are Not

Vasudevan Mukunth 08/10/2019

Winning a Nobel Prize may be a good thing...

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‘Sorry, This Is an Emergency’: Climate Protestors Block Streets Around the World

Peter Nicholls and Iona Serrapica 08/10/2019

Activists launched two weeks of peaceful civil disobedience to...

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The Story Behind the Extinction Symbol Showing Up at Climate Change Protests

Jane C. Hu 08/10/2019

Where words can be clumsy, symbols are straightforward.

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Saturn Overtakes Jupiter as Planet With Most Moons in Solar System

Scientists have spotted 20 small moons orbiting Saturn and...

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Ten Things to Know About Aarey and the Protests Surrounding it

Soumashree Sarkar 07/10/2019

What makes Aarey environmentally and politically significant?

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Medicine Nobel Prize for Doctors Who Discovered How Body Senses Low Oxygen

The Wire Staff 07/10/2019

This year’s prizes in the medicine category continue a...

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Extinction Rebellion Announces Arrival In Berlin, Sets Up Camp Outside Merkel’s Office

Organisers promised a display of civil disobedience "five times...