The Big Bang narrative has had its fair share of detractors. Lately, two theoretical models have gained traction in suggesting equally crazy-sounding yet plausible origins to the birth of our universe. While the standard model assumes all matter and radiation emerged simultaneously, recent research into so-called Dark Big Bang and Cosmic Bounce

Move aside mouth-breathers, an autonomous humanoid robot has bettered human runners at the Beijing Half Marathon by clocking a world-record time of 50 minutes 26 seconds. While it’s not time to hang up your shoes just yet, the future of the sport could involve less electrolytes from Gatorade and more from lithium-ion batteries.
 
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