Trump didn’t win Nobel prize, but climate scientists did

Honoring these chemists shows the process of science moves on.

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Officials of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announce the 2025 Nobel prize for Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their construction of metal-organic frameworks. Photo: Patrick Lundin.

President Donald Trump didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize last week, as anyone opposed to sending secret police into U.S cities and naming a Department of War might have guessed.

But a trio of scientists took home the chemistry prize for their work identifying a new molecular architecture that could be used to combat climate change. Score one for the climate good guys.