Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:

PARIS — European car makers are looking to a bevy of fuel-efficient, lower-emissions models going on display at the Paris Auto Show this week to weather a depressed market and tough new EU pollution standards.

Summary Box: Automakers aim to electrify Paris crowds with hybrid, battery powered cars

French breakthrough: researchers conclude Champagne tastes better when poured like beer

Scientists at Paris forum want to build on atom collider success with new smasher

China surpasses US as the world’s biggest energy consumer, International Energy Agency says

After many years under Siberian frost, Ice Age baby mammoth goes on display in French museum

Britain, France, Germany urge 30 percent EU carbon emission cuts by 2020

Equatorial Guinea president defends UNESCO prize in his name that critics call disgrace

After Rangers conquered Pointe du Hoc, the job is now to save the fragile cliff from erosion

Tehran hands over enriched fuel swap offer to the UN nuclear agency

VIENNA — Seeking to evade new U.N. sanctions, Iran on Monday formally submitted its plan to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel and said the onus was on world powers to defuse tensions by accepting the deal.

Airline losses from volcanic ash rise over $1 billion; airlines seek EU bailout for the crisis

Airline industry criticizes European govts for airspace closures, calls it ‘a European mess’

Britain’s Brown hosts Germany’s Merkel, both agree on need for new sanctions against Iran

France’s Sarkozy defiant on reforms after blistering election loss for his conservative party

Sarkozy: Reform to continue despite electoral loss

Curious George’s creators: NY exhibit reveals their dramatic escape from Nazi era France

Curious George gets a show at Jewish Museum in NYC

US-Russian deal on nukes could build momentum and trust on other key nuclear issues

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

Conference on fighting deforestation boosts morale, budget after morose climate change talks

Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget

French leader tells deforestation conference more funding needed to protect world’s woodlands

Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation

Deforestation conference to turn plans into action brings nations at heart of problem to table

Deforestation conference to turn plans to action

Prospect emerges of nuclear-powered Middle East as Israel and Syria seek atomic energy

Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast

Specially delivered icebergs on set of Chanel’s climate change chic show

Chanel does climate change, with real icebergs

Rivals Israel, Syria want to develop civilian nuclear energy, raising prospect of inspections

Israel, Syria announce nuclear energy ambitions

Minister: Israel wants to build nuclear plants to secure energy supplies, fight global warming

Israel wants to build nuclear power plants

Poor countries need nuclear energy too, France says, but not nuclear cheaters

Nuclear energy gets new French-driven boost

Sarkozy urges nuclear energy for developing countries, stands firm against nuclear cheaters

Sarkozy urges global expansion of nuclear energy

Urban prairie: Paris’ Champs-Elysees to be covered with grass, flowers in May

Grass, flowers, trees for Paris’ Champs-Elysees

With much ado, main Paris zoo at last gets redo

Much ado for Paris zoo redo

PARIS — For a zoo, it’s a quiet and lonely place. Among the few remaining residents of Paris’ main animal park are the giraffes — whose long necks make travel inconvenient — and a hippo who was permitted to stay put after she threw a temper tantrum in a shipping crate.