Description: Invented by Alfred Nobel in 1866, the explosive component ... Misuses: In the 19th century there were numerous accidents involving nitroglycerin that was improperly secured during ...

A momentous event that is recounted by many a chemistry professor is in all likelihood partially apocryphal — but it’s just ...

“The proposal that Mr. Elon Musk, for his consistent support for the fundamental human right of freedom of speech and thus for peace, receives the Nobel Peace Prize 2025, was successfully ...

Former University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica President Dr Alfred Sangster is dead. The 85-year-old Sangster reportedly died from natural causes. Sangster, who attended Munro College in St ...

Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian libertarian MP Marius Nilsen, who tossed the Tesla founder’s name into the mix for consideration, cited Musk’s “adamant ...

A letter signed by 77 Nobel laureates opposing the confirmation of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being touted as a reason to oppose him is ...

A rumor circulating online in late January 2025 claimed tech entrepreneur Elon Musk received a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Gašper Pečar, a spokesperson for MEP Branko Grims' Cabinet ...

More than 150 Nobel and World Food prize winners have written an open letter calling for greater investment in new food distribution efforts in the face of a global hunger crisis. The letter notes ...

Nobel-winning economist James Robinson has hailed Hong Kong for its “amazing” inclusive society, calling on the city to deepen such inclusion and stay true to how it became great to further ...

Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist renowned for co-developing the theory of evolution alongside Charles Darwin – and for mapping out the biodiversity of the Indonesian Archipelago.

widely referred to as “The Jewish Nobel Prize.” Milei was the unanimous choice of the nine judges on the committee, which commended him for his unequivocal support of Israel during one of the ...