ScienceAmerican Scientist Karl Deisseroth and German Scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel Share 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

American scientist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel jointly received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Other top stories included Russian guided bombs and drones killing three people in an October 5 attack on Kharkiv; Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Washington was closely monitoring reports of plague infection at a Russian laboratory; and Yemen’s government saying its forces had retaken territory overlooking the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait.