The 2026 Nobel prizes in chemistry, physics, and physiology or medicine have honored work that has been used to develop countless drugs and transform modern medicine, allowed physicists to observe one of the most mysterious particles, and provided a tool that could act as an on/off switch for brain cells.
Medicine: Unraveling the Brain
The Nobel prize in medicine for 2026 was awarded for research into the mysteries of the brain.
Physics: Neutrino Discovery
The Nobel prize in physics went to Francis Halzen for his work at the South Pole on neutrinos.
Chemistry: Mirror-Image Molecules
The Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded for work on mirror-image molecules.
For more details, Madeleine Finlay speaks with science editor Ian Sample and correspondents Nicola Davis and Linda Geddes. The work has been celebrated for its wide-ranging impact on drug development and modern medicine.
