AI fights conspiracy theories, Massachusetts leads the way on waste reduction, and more in this weeks science news roundup

The octopus sex chromosome appears to have been maintained over hundreds of millions of years, making it the most ancient of such chromosomes in animals

Clean indoor air protects against diseases such as COVID and flu, but were not doing enough to ensure it

The Federal Trade Commission is studying how companies use consumer data to charge different prices for the same product

Understanding how racism affects aging and the timing of menopause could lead to better screening and preventive care.

Reductions to American research at the South Pole could affect the politics of the southernmost continent

The Raygun Olympics fiasco points to how hip-hop scholarship is at risk of being colonized and undermined in academia

Not all cats are hydrophobic

A famous prediction that microchips improve exponentially over time can be applicable in unrelated developments, such as the technology used to discover colliding black holes

Dark matter may be lighter in mass than once hoped

A small study of transgender men taking testosterone revealed changes in immune pathways involved in responding to viruses and inflammation

As a result of phone bans, millions of students will stuff their phones into fabric pouches this fall

Training in symbolic logic is critical in many careers, for responsible citizenship and better lives. It is also an underexploited antidote to todays bizarre conspiracy thinking

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick speaks with Science Quickly host Rachel Feltman about how he captures jaw-dropping images from space

Caring for aging loved ones brings its own set of emotional and physical hurdles. Experts offer guidance on finding support.

Defending the U.S. is much more complicated in an era of climate change

Defending the U.S. is much more complicated in an era of climate change

After decades of work, physicists have finally broken into the atom to build the first nuclear clock

Mathematician Gauss left behind a trophy case of mathematical achievements to highlight on his tombstone, but above all he wanted a regular heptadecagon etched on it

Scientists have traced a baffling monotonous planetary hum that lasted for nine days back to a glacier in Greenland

The year 2024 could easily shape up to be the hottest ever measured, climate scientists say

Supermoons are popular in the media, but are they really so different from how our extraordinary moon ordinarily appears?

The worlds richest man, Elon Musk, owes his superstar success to self-satisfied competitors who blew obvious opportunities

The worlds first commercial space walk, performed by billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, tested new technology and was practically flawless

NASA flight engineer Matthew Dominicks astrophotography helps us see our worldfrom space.

A research consortium plans to revive geoengineering trials of the controversial iron fertilization technique to pull carbon dioxide from the air, despite public backlash

Starting with her rejection of an FDA application for thalidomide in 1960, physician and pharmacist Frances Oldham Kelsey took a stand against the now infamous drug

The security expert who created Have I Been Pwned? shares advice for protecting sensitive data

Using the Comstock Act to nationally ban abortion would defy modern public opinion and the laws historical interpretation, experts say

Forensic scientists are still working to identify victims of the 9/11 attacks using advancements in technology and techniques developed over the past two decades.