According to the American Cancer Society, Black men are about 70 percent more likely than white men to develop prostate cancer in their lifetime and twice as likely to die from the disease.

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

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Your Monday Science News Roundup

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

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

Personal stories and research reveal the challenges of family caregiving.

How to Grow Your Houseplant Collection Ethically

We cover Mars mission updates, a new brain implant that shows promise for Parkinson’s, the latest on the mpox outbreak, and more in this week’s new roundup

A sociophonetician explains presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s intonational patterns and the way that the properties of candidates’ speech influences how they are perceived.

Polymetallic blobs are producing “dark oxygen” from the depths of the ocean—and no one knows exactly how.

The Famous Filmmaker Comes on the Show to Talk About His New Oceanic Miniseries

Here’s what the team at Science Vs learned about prostates and pleasure in its quest to understand the “male G-spot.”

The space junk polluting low-Earth orbit sometimes makes its way to Earth. Here’s how one astronomer responded when SpaceX debris fell on a nearby farm.

We cover the science stories of the Olympics, concerns about artificial sweeteners and a new theory of how the pyramids were built in this week’s news roundup.

A mountaintop burial site offers a glimpse into Inka life—but raises ethical questions about unearthing ancient human remains.

Coral reef soundscapes could help researchers assess their overall health.

Elevated cancer case rates, private spacewalk pushed back, and a new category of wood in this week’s news roundup.

Archaeoastronomers piece together how people understood the heavens thousands of years ago.

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A group on the islands of Penghu is restoring ancient fishing weirs, hoping to preserve the sustainable fishing practice and attract ecotourism.

Advanced meditation is changing how we think about consciousness. Hear neuroscience researcher Matthew Sacchet explain his journey to studying what happens to the brain during a deeper engagement with meditation.