JOHN TEMPLETON

Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author Frank Wilczek has been honored with this year's prestigious Templeton Prize, recognizing individuals whose life’s work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality.

Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall has been named as this year’s winner of the prestigious Templeton Prize, honoring individuals whose life’s work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality.

Stocks' swift and steep sell-off is providing the type of buying opportunity that doesn't come around all that often, and investors should take advantage of the downturn, according to Ariel Investments' chairman John Rogers. "I think this is a maybe once in a lifetime opportunity to buy stocks at bargain prices," he said Wednesday night on CNBC. He noted that legendary investor Sir John Templeton famously said "buy when there's maximum pessimism," which is how some view the current market outlook amid a wave of selling. The fund also purchased "several new investments including reestablishing our investment in Starbucks," which it had closed in January. Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world.