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£8m Longitude Prize won for tackling superbug rise
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSilent pandemic The Longitude Prize - with a financial reward nearly 10 times that of a Nobel - was inspired by a contest in 1714. It was won by John...
Bench to be installed on Silver Comet Trail to honor Toni Morrison
WAGA fox local articles via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMorrison, the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, was awarded the Presidential...
Genesis Prize Marks Tenth Anniversary by Honoring Barbra Streisand
The Auto Channel· 7 days agoThe $1 million "Jewish Nobel Prize" was awarded to the iconic actor, director, producer, writer, and singer in recognition of her lifelong pursuit of social ...
Claudia Sheinbaum: can a climate-scientist turn around an oil country?
BBC News· 7 days agoIn Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico has elected the most scientifically experienced climate premier in...
The scientist whose research led to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, has died.
NPR· 19 hours agoLUPKIN: That was Dr. Michael Brown, who, with his research partner, won the Nobel prize for discovering how the body metabolizes cholesterol. Cholesterol ...
Akira Endo, scientist whose knowledge of fungi led him to discover the first statin – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAkira Endo, who has died aged 90, discovered the first statin, a chemical that prevents heart...
Does motherhood hurt women’s pay?
The Economist· 1 day agoAfter all, numerous studies say parents’ careers can suffer after they have children. For the child penalty, as the career hit is known by economists, is...
Review: MARIE CURIE, Charing Cross Theatre
Broadway World· 6 days agoPremiered in South Korea some years ago, it follows young Marie Skłodowska as she moves to Paris to study at the Sorbonne before she goes on to make her...
What to Read When You Have Only Half an Hour
The Atlantic· 6 days agoFor many years, I assumed that the appeal of a short story was that it was, well, short. The writer Joy Williams, who has published both novels and short...
A 401(k) is just the start — follow these 5 steps to boost your account value for a carefree...
AOL· 5 days agoHere’s one piece of advice to save for a carefree retirement: A 401(k) isn’t simply a 401(k), especially when you consider the many ways to boost its value and link it to ...