How to win a Nobel prize by Nature

There’s no surefire way to win a Nobel Prize, or is there? Nature crunched the data on every science laureate to work out which characteristics can be reliably linked to medals.

Animations and charts combine to show what you should study, who you should know, where you should live and how long you'll have to wait.

Spoiler: if you’re a 54-year old man who produced award-worthy work around 20 years ago, you're in with a shot!