Carson’s prize-winning body of work draws deeply on ancient Greek literature, and includes praised translations of Sappho and Greek tragedies

Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for showing how mirror-image molecules can emerge in pure form, a puzzle at the heart of life and modern drug design.

Physicist Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube, the Antarctic observatory that captured high-energy cosmic neutrinos and opened a new window on the universe.

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for pioneering optogenetics, a tool for studying the living brain.

Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado presented U.S. President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during a White House meeting, seeking to influence U.S. policy as Washington reshapes Venezuela’s political and economic future

Maria Corina Machado secretly left Venezuela to claim her Nobel Peace Prize, reuniting with family and supporters in Oslo while pledging to return home despite risks under Maduro’s government.

Maria Corina Machado could be declared a fugitive if she leaves Venezuela to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, amid ongoing legal investigations and political tensions with President Nicolás Maduro

Venezuela’s president calls opposition leader María Corina Machado a “demonic witch” just two days after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle for democracy

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt share the prize for research on innovation-driven growth and sustainable development through technological progress and creative destruction

Washington reacts angrily after the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado instead of President Trump, accusing the committee of politicizing the process

Venezuelan opposition leader honoured for decades of courage promoting democracy and peaceful transition amid authoritarian rule

As the Nobel Peace Prize announcement approaches, Donald Trump claims credit for ending multiple wars, while critics point to his military policies and foreign interventions

Hungarian novelist honoured for his “visionary” body of work exploring human despair and the enduring power of art

From Seferis in 1963 to Sir Demis Hassabis in 2023, only four laureates have had Greek roots, each story marking a moment when Greek intellect shone on the world stage

The trio were honored for developing metal–organic frameworks, opening new possibilities for chemists to tackle global scientific challenges