Fields Medal, known as math's Nobel Prize, stolen from winner's briefcase 00:44. One of the winners of the award known as the Nobel Prize for mathematics had his gold medal stolen minutes after it ...

The last time the first prize medal was entirely made from gold was in 1912. If pure gold medals — which are 85 millimeters wide and 9.2 millimeters thick — were distributed today, ...

Milan Cortina medals have been unveiled. Here's a look at past medals and how designs have changed throughout the history of ...

Last year, the Nobel Prize medal belonging to Crick was sold at auction by the late biologist's family. The medal garnered about $2 million, but another piece of paraphernalia related to the ...

The prize medal in question will be auctioned tomorrow at RR Auction in Boston, and, as of this writing, it carries a high bid of $42,500. Nobel Prize Medal to be Sold at RR Auction RR Auction ...

Paris Olympics flame lit as athletes prepare for Summer Games 03:50. The decision to give track and field gold medalists $50,000 at the Paris Olympics is being criticized by Olympic sports bodies ...

Previously, the most ever paid for a Nobel Prize medal was in 2014, when James Watson, whose co-discovery of the structure of DNA earned him a Nobel Prize in 1962, sold his medal for $4.76 million.

The dominant Team USA, meanwhile, will pay $37,500 for each gold medal, $22,500 per silver and $15,000 per bronze. That money is on top of the grants and benefits like health insurance that are ...

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Gold medal winners often earn cash prizes for their efforts. When Carlos Yulo won an Olympic title, his prize haul included free wedding photos, haircuts and a lifetime supply of mac-and-cheese.