German mathematician Gerd Faltings, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, has been awarded the 2026 Abel Prize, one of the most prestigious international honours in mathematics.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to American physicist Francis Halzen, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, for his decisive contributions to the development of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-ener
The Association for Human Mathematics (AHM) has called on mathematicians to stop working with OpenAI following the company’s publication, on 6 October, of 722 mathematical papers generated by an unreleased AI model.
Szczepan Twardoch has been awarded Poland’s foremost literary prize, the Nike, for *Null*, his novel about the Russian-Ukrainian war. The book is also due to appear in Ukrainian translation within the next few days. It will be fascinating to hear how Ukra
What began on 21 September as a school blockade in a Paris suburb over teacher shortages has grown into one of France’s largest youth protest movements in decades. On 6 October, hundreds of thousands took to the streets, joined by students, teachers, pare
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to American neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their discoveries of light-sensitive ion channels and their pioneering development
Sweden’s Nobel Week begins tomorrow, with the first laureate — in Physiology or Medicine — announced at 11.30 a.m. CET on 5 October. The Physics prize follows on 6 October, Chemistry on 7 October, Literature on 8 October, while the Nobel Peace Prize will
The R.o.R+ contemporary art festival is taking place at Vila Vipolže in Slovenia’s Brda region, exploring water, microplastics and the interconnectedness of human life and the environment. This year, the festival is being held at the historic venue for th
The anniversary edition of European Researchers’ Night in Nicosia, marking its 20th year, drew more than 5,000 visitors, including over 2,000 schoolchildren. Organised by the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), the event featured more than 75 exhibi