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Personal choices, such as smoking and consumption of fatty foods, have long been linked to increased cancer risk. According to researchers in Seattle, exercising six days a week reduces the risk of colon cancer in men. Another study shows that women who eat flame-broiled foods more than twice a month may be at increased risk of breast cancer when compared to women who don’t usually eat foods prepared that way. The good news, however, is that taking aspirin negated the potentially harmful effects. Women who eat tofu get less breast cancer. If you smoke, having lots of kids will help you to avoid lung cancer. And if you get cancer, despite your best efforts not to, there’s always?the shot.
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Remember those kids who wanted to study only what was on the test? They may have cheated themselves. When it comes to schools, there is a lot of controversy about homework and testing. Homework is popular with parents, but many teachers think that it is unnecessary “busy work” that keep kids from enjoying their free time. But researchers now think there is real value in taking tests.

New research reveals that the simple act of taking a test helps you remember everything you learned, even if it isn’t tested. Tests are more than efficient scoring tools, they are a powerful memory enhancer.
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NASA is aiming its satellites at the North Pole in order to study the drops of water in the clouds there. The mystery they want to solve is: why is there so much water in these clouds that isn’t frozen? Is this one of the causes?or an effect?of global warming?
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Scientists have discovered that dolphins are genetically close to humans. Now they’ve learned that humpback whales have a type of brain cell that is seen only in humans, the great apes, and dolphins, and there may be a very special reason for this.
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