The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

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Defending our public libraries is part of a larger struggle for the integrity of institutions essential to democracy, writes ...

Lili Xia is an assistant research professor in the department of environmental sciences at Rutgers University.

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Under President Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate offices that track greenhouse gas emissions and ...