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Why the big bang may not have been the beginning of the universe

Why the big bang may not have been the beginning of the universe

23 June 2021

We once thought the big bang was a single moment, but physicists are now settling on a different version of events, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The gender pain gap has gone on for too long – it's time we closed it

The gender pain gap has gone on for too long – it's time we closed it

23 June 2021

Biases mean that women's pain isn't taken seriously enough. It is high time we did something about that, says Elinor Cleghorn

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