Faster expanding universe work wins physics Nobel
Three scientists shared the 2011 Nobel Prize for physics for the stunning discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up, meaning it may one day turn to ice, the prize committee said on Tuesday.
How much is a Nobel worth?
The prestigious Nobel science awards are worth far more than the $1.5 million prize money: they can pad a company’s coffers with $24 million and even add two years to a laureate’s life, experts say.
Mouse grounds Swedish flight
Swedish air operator SAS on Tuesday cancelled a flight from Stockholm to Chicago because of an unruly passenger, a mouse.
The rodent was spotted ahead of boarding on the 0815 GMT flight but evaded th
Swede tried to build nuclear reactor in his kitchen
A Swedish man was arrested after he tried to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen and documented his efforts on the Internet, authorities and the man said on Thursday.
Richard Handl, 31, from Angel
Bolt cruises to 200m win but falls short of record
Sprint superstar Usain Bolt finally put his demons of Stockholm to rest when he coasted to an easy win in the 200 metres at the DN Galan Diamond League meet here.
Having lost his two previous outings
1st mother-daughter womb transplant by ’12
The world’s first mother-daughter uterus transplant could take place next year in Sweden, the head of an international research team in the western Swedish city of Gothenburg said on Tuesday.
US requests Twitter data: WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks said Saturday the Twitter accounts of four supporters had been subpoenaed in connection with an espionage investigation into the whistleblowing website led by a secret US grand jury.
Abba mulls reunion for a cause
Agnetha Faltskog of the Swedish supergroup Abba, does not rule out a one-off reunion of the hit-making quartet, she said in an interview. “A reunion, at a one-time occasion, perhaps for some benefit is something I think we all could consider,” Faltskog said in the latest issue of women’s magazine Magasin M.
Police: Stockholm attacker wore explosives
A man who died in one of two explosions in the Swedish capital had explosives strapped to his body and in his backpack, and had sent threats referring to "jihad" in an email shortly before his death,
WikiLeaks backers shut down Swedish govt site
Hackers forced the Swedish government's website offline for several hours on Thursday in a cyber attack in support of WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange, a report said.