Like the Ansari X Prize, which was claimed in 2004 by aircraft designer Burt Rutan and financier Paul Allen for a pair of flights by SpaceShipOne, the Google Lunar X Prize is open to private industry and non-government entities worldwide picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

The Bookseller magazine has announced the shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year picked by extc68 7 months ago

The first Gershwin Prize was given to Paul Simon – one of America’s most respected songwriters and musicians – during an all-star gala concert on Wednesday, May 23 at 8 p.m. at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.(Check your local listings) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

On a follow-up to this story, Monday's best for the 2007 prize far outdone it's competetors, but still fell short of the $500,000. picked by DrNothing 12 months ago

Gore claims he is deserving of the prize for finally ridding the world of ManBearPig. picked by readingitall 2 years ago

In 1976, a young Bangladeshi economics professor named Muhammad Yunus founded Grameen Bank to implement microcredit — lending small sums to the very poorest members of society. Today, he and his bank share the Nobel Peace prize. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

After years of holding out against equal prize money, Wimbledon bowed to public pressure Thursday and agreed to pay women players as much as the men at the world's most prestigious tennis tournament.

We've come a long way, baby! picked by suebe 2 years ago

Keeps the Prize in the family. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

The people who brought us the $10 million prize for the first team to build and fly a private vehicle to space is now seeking a winning 100-mpg vehicle. "That technology is here. It is possible," says X Prize Foundation CEO Peter Diamandis. [with audio] picked by hisidea 1 year ago

British tycoon Sir Richard Branson on Friday announced a $25 million prize for the scientist who comes up with a way of extracting greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. picked by escaflowne 2 years ago

Armadillo Aerospace's Pixel made two more flights Saturday, but crashed on a third, ending chances to win a $350K prize for a simulated lunar landing mission. The craft was plagued with landing problems all weekend; a leg that was broken off on an earlier flight apparently failed at liftoff, leading to a crooked launch and a crash. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

And the 2007 Nobel prize for peace goes to... picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Yunus' Grameen bank gives 'micro loans' (sometimes as little as $9) to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans.

Link to the Wikipedia article on Yunus:

picked by peggyarcher 2 years ago

The team from The Air Force Wright Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio developed a "gay bomb" -the chemical weapon that is aimed at enemy soldiers who will become sexually attracted to each other after the attack of this weapon. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize next week: the top member of the award jury believes the United States is too insular and ignorant to compete with Europe when it comes to great writing. picked by Nateebiinature 2 weeks ago

Realizing that offering a novel for free online won't hurt sales, The Man Booker Prize shortlist of winners will be available for download. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Mario Capecchi, Martin Evans and Oliver Smithies were awarded £755,000 for their techniques involving manipulating mouse stem cell manipulation to simulate human diseases in mice.

Slightly more neutral angle of reportage here picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The Nobel prize, like anything awarded by humans is subject to politics, prejudices, and other forms of manipulation. Scientific America gives us some of the worst snubs in the Nobel's history picked by 2manyusernames 5 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - They may not leap off the shelves into the best-seller category, but the books shortlisted for the oddest book title prize certainly grab the attention.

"I was Tortured by the Pygmy Love Queen" recounts the tale of a fictional U.S. World War Two fighter pilot who is captured by jungle pygmies led by a sadistic woman. picked by bevissimo 8 months ago

So thats all I need to do. picked by teaya21 2 years ago