The ‘inflationary’ model of cosmology explains many large-scale features of the Universe as the result of a primordial period ...

How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a Physical Review Letters paper, ...

Theorists have found that a “warm” version of cosmic inflation is consistent with known physics, linking it to the hunt for ...

Such an exponential expansion may seem minor, but it is equivalent to a grape in the palm of your hand swelling to become ...

Researchers have unveiled a new model for the universe’s birth that replaces cosmic inflation with gravitational waves as the ...

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The birth of the universe has been a question that has puzzled scientists for centuries. In a groundbreaking study published ...

Canadian pension plans had positive returns in the third quarter of 2025, buoyed by equity markets, according to the Northern Trust Canada Universe. The median Canadian Pension Plan returned 3.6% for ...

The model questions the popular inflation theory, which most experts believe was facilitated after the universe's birth. The ...

U.S. institutional investors had a positive third quarter, with a 4.3% median return for the largest plans in the Northern Trust Universe.

Global listed infrastructure reasserted its value as a distinct allocation in 2025, delivering double-digit returns YTD. Read ...

Over longer horizons, results were healthy across plan types. ERISA plans reported median returns of 5.1% for one year, 9.1% ...