https://www.dw.com/s-12526?maca=en-rss_en_science-22531-xml-mrss Science en 2026 DW Wed, 7 Oct 2026 15:01:27 GMT Wed, 7 Oct 2026 15:01:27 GMT https://rss.dw.com/images/DW-L-RGB_whitebg.png https://www.dw.com/s-12526?maca=en-rss_en_science-22531-xml-mrss News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages 98 64 10 79573924 Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:51:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-goes-to-henri-b-kagan-and-kenso-soai/a-79573924?maca=en-rss_en_science-22531-xml-mrss Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking discoveries related to the origin of chirality and life's building blocks. News 79547919 Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:44:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-siberia-what-we-know-about-the-disease/a-79547919?maca=en-rss_en_science-22531-xml-mrss After a worker at a Russian plague research institute in Siberia died October 2, 2026, nearly 200 of her contacts were under medical observation. But authorities there denied pneumonic plague had caused the death. World 79525772 Wed, 7 Oct 2026 08:58:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/nobelitis-how-winning-a-nobel-prize-can-give-you-delusions-of-grandeur/a-79525772?maca=en-rss_en_science-22531-xml-mrss After being chosen for one of the world's most prestigious awards, some Nobel laureates lose touch with reality and suddenly start spouting unscientific nonsense. They're afflicted by what some have called "Nobelitis." Science 79471943 Tue, 6 Oct 2026 10:05:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/ai-models-keep-hacking-real-systems-during-tests-what-does-this-mean/a-79471943?maca=en-rss_en_science-22531-xml-mrss AI models have repeatedly broken into real commercial and government systems during safety tests during 2026. Cybersecurity researcher Thorsten Holz explains what that means, and why he isn't expecting a robot uprising. Science