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Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...

According to a study funded by the American Chemical Society ES&T Engineering, researchers funded by the National Science ...

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton are out to "make democracy better" by studying a group of young people as they ...

Indian-origin astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan is leading what may be a major step forward in the search for alien life, with ...