Repulsive gravity at the quantum scale would have flattened out inhomogeneities in the early universe First light The cosmic microwave background, as imaged by the European Space Agency’s Planck ...

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Is the universe itself the ultimate editor of history, quietly erasing any contradictions before they can even take root? That’s the provocative implication of new research from Lorenzo Gavassino, a ...

I've long been fascinated by the fundamental mystery of our universe's origin. In my work, I explore an alternative to the traditional singularity-based models of cosmology. Instead of a universe ...

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