The motivations for Chinese hacking are not mysterious. Government officials there are unhappy with China being the “factory to the world” – it is labor- and energy-intensive and damages the environment – and desperately want to move the country into hig

This story appears in the Feb. 27, 2012, issue of Forbes magazine: In its first half-century the Nobel Foundation had a rough go of it. Its assets shriveled. The value of the five famous prizes it funds shrank by 69%. And then the outfit began a ­remarka

This story appears in the Feb. 27, 2012, issue of Forbes magazine: In its first half-century the Nobel Foundation had a rough go of it. Its assets shriveled. The value of the five famous prizes it funds shrank by 69%. And then the outfit began a ­remarka

Like nature itself, Tu Bishvat has gone though a number of different seasons throughout its existence. From its Biblical origins as a tax day on fruit trees, to its Kabbalistic transformation as a nature-mystical holiday, and more recently as the environ

Washington, D.C. - infoZine - AP is reported in "Nobel Peace Prize Jury Under Investigation" that: "Stockholm's County Administrative Board -- the authority that supervises foundations and trusts in the city -- has formally asked the Nobel Foundation to

By Walter Gibbs OSLO (Reuters) - Swedish authorities are looking into whether the Nobel Peace Prize has been going to the "wrong" type of people, like human rights campaigners and environmentalists, in violation of prize founder Alfred Nobel's will. The

(02-01) 08:45 PST STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- 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. Ru

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — The nomination deadline for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize has expired amid renewed criticism the award committee has drifted away from the selection criteria established by the prize's founder. Stockholm's County Administrative Boar

The nomination deadline for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize has expired amid renewed criticism the award committee has drifted away from the selection criteria established by the prize's founder. Stockholm's County Administrative Board, which supervises found

From the point of view of the French Academy of Sciences, Marie Curie didn't have what it takes to be a scientist. (Photo: Nobel Foundation) 1911: The French Academy of Sciences turns down the membership application of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie. A h

Nobel Media AB, Official Media Company of the Nobel Foundation Events Manager (Maternity Cover) Nobel Media AB, the official media company of the Nobel Foundation, spreads knowledge and inspiration about Nobel Prize awarded achievements by producing and

Cain by Jose Saramago Laura Eggertson Special to the Star The name Cain is, of course, synonymous with fratricide, thanks to the biblical story in Genesis that describes the world's deadliest sibling squabble. Nobel prize-winner José Saramago has built h

At the end of last year two women from Liberia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, along with the Arab Spring activist Tawakkol Karman from Yemen were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. These three extraordinary women shared the award "for th

Immunologist Bruce A. Beutler, a graduate of UC San Diego and former chair of genetics at The Scripps Research Institute, was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Dec. 10th by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on Dec. 10, 2011 in Stockholm.

This week the newest members of the most select club in science travel to Stockholm. On Saturday, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, the King of Sweden will hand over their Nobels. The Nobel prize ceremonies are as much a part of popular culture in

The research will look at the chemistry of basic processes in plants and how those functions can be better known and used. One of the targets of the research is to allow scientists to alter plants so they produce more or better oils, or lipids. These mol

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The Swedish foundation administering the Nobel Prizes intends to build a $149 million center in Stockholm as the award's "focal point," the foundation said. The 215,000-square-foot Nobel Prize Center, to be built near S

The 2011 Nobel Laureates are now gathering in Stockholm to be honoured during a week of scientific and cultural events, culminating in the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet on December 10. The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded on the same

The Nobel Foundation says the new 1 billion kronor ($145 million) Nobel Cent