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Illustrated headshots of Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, winners of the 2026 Nobel in economics

Two U.S. economists win Nobel for work incorporating consumers’ views into boom-bust predictions

This year’s prize highlights Robert Hall and Michael Woodford’s work developing models that take future expectations of the public into account in economic policy

Blogs

Marta Zherukha • October 12, 2026

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay for enforcing human rights protections in international law

Blogs

Bela Silverman • October 9, 2026

Navi Pillay’s win sends a “message to those attacking and undermining international law”

An illustration of Anne Carson, looking off into the distance in front of a white background

Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature for her genre-bending writing

Blogs

Saskia Grisaru • October 8, 2026

Canadian poet Anne Carson was recognized for playful, ironic works that interweave the classical and the contemporary

Two chemists win 2026 Nobel Prize for solution to ‘mirror image’ problem

Blogs

Nicole Less • October 7, 2026

Understanding the creation and amplification of chiral molecules is foundational to organic chemistry and drug synthesis

Francis Halzen awarded 2026 Nobel Prize for detecting neutrinos with Antarctic ice

Blogs

Maia Chandler • October 6, 2026

Halzen is the leader of IceCube, an international collaboration that detects ghostly particles from across the universe

Three scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for a neuronal ‘light-switch’

Blogs

Alya Khoury • October 5, 2026

Two German researchers and an American physician were awarded for their discoveries in optogenetics

National park rangers have a mental health problem. Could it get worse?

Health

Sam Nichols • September 18, 2026

New directives and staffing cuts are compounding longstanding stressors facing National Park Service rangers

Financial pressures threaten a vital air monitoring network in national parks

Environment

Georgia Michelman • September 16, 2026

Funding for the IMPROVE project has long been stagnant, and recent years have forced cuts to air visibility tracking

The entrance sign welcomes visitors to Indiana Dunes

‘We’re not just a part of the past’: Indiana Dunes trail honors Miami and Potawatomi cultures

Environment

Julie Zenderoudi • September 11, 2026

A tree trail, limestone turtles and fire pit adorned in ribbonwork designs are all features of the Indiana Dunes Indigenous Cultural Trail, which celebrates the Potawatomi and Miami Peoples

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Texas’ Balcones Canyonlands Refuge is expanding. So why are refuge leaders nervous?

Environment

Avril Silva • September 10, 2026

Despite accelerating growth of the refuge’s boundary and community support, threats to national wildlife refuges in Texas are putting this successful refuge on edge