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Stone, parchment or laser-written glass? Scientists find new way to preserve data

Hard disks and magnetic tape have a limited lifespan, but glass storage developed by Microsoft could last millennia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

‘A cultural embarrassment’: anger as male sculptor commissioned for statue of suffragist

Planning application reignites row over statue on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile of Elsie Inglis, Scottish suffragist and maternal health pioneer

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025

Famous rallying speech by feminist leader Millicent Fawcett was never made, says new book

Her quote ‘Courage calls to courage everywhere’ has been taken out of context, claims professor

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2022