Latest Nobel Prizes News

Jingle jangle: Draft lyrics to 'Mr. Tambourine Man' sell for $508K at US auction

Jan. 19, 2025 19:33 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Draft lyrics to Bob Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man” went for over a half-million dollars as part of a weekend sale of dozens of items related to the iconic American singer-songwriter. About 60 Dylan items — including photos, music sheets, his...

An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus

Jan. 19, 2025 00:55 AM EST

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in Penal Colony No. 9 in eastern Belarus. It marks Bialiatski as a political prisoner to be singled out for harsh treatment. Because he's been labeled an...

153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need

Jan. 14, 2025 01:14 AM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes released an open letter Tuesday calling for a dramatic increase in research and a commitment to new food distribution efforts with a goal of producing more crops and avoiding a global hunger crisis in coming...

Jimmy Carter's woodworking, painting and poetry reveal an introspective Renaissance Man

Jan. 08, 2025 17:28 PM EST

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The world knew Jimmy Carter as a president and humanitarian, but he also was a woodworker, painter and poet, creating a body of artistic work that reflects deeply personal views of the global community — and himself. His portfolio illuminates his closest...