Three Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have contested the awarding of this year's prize to the European Union, saying the 27-nation bloc contradicts the values associated with the prize because it relies on military force to ensure security.
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
Some of the world's top scholars will be thrust into the global spotlight this week as award committees in Stockholm and Oslo announce the 2012 Nobel Prizes, starting with the medicine award Monday.
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
Guessing who will win a Nobel Prize is a bit like forecasting the stock market: Experts don't seem to do it any better than laymen.
The nomination deadline for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize closed Wednesday amid renewed criticism that the award committee has drifted away from the selection criteria established by prize founder Alfred Nobel.
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
The Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to a cell biologist who died three days ago will stand, the Nobel Foundation said Monday after examining its statutes against posthumous awards.
