cannabis raises risk of testicular cancer

Young men who smoke marijuana are more likely to develop nonseminoma, a fast growing form of testicular cancer.

The testes are one of a few organs that contain receptors for the main psychoactive substance in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol(THC)

Giant boid fossil found in Northeastern Colombia

Found in the Cerrejon formation, it was about 13 metres(42 feet) with average temperatures of 30-34+ C.

Ecology was similiar to that in which anacondas lived.

The Moon and science

A bit of the mineral zircon has been found in a rock sample bought back from the moon by Apollo 17 astronauts. it has been dated at. 4.42 billion years old

Darwin's home nominated for possible world heritage status

Down House where Darwin wrote ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES is to be nominated by the government as a world heritage site, celebrating the 200 year anniversary of Darwin's birth.

He used the fields and woodlands etc as a laboratory for his ideas.

New Zealand's palaeofauna,palaeoflora and palaeogeology etc

16 million years old rhynchocephalian reptile(related to the New Zealand tuatara) fossils have been found, suggesting that New Zealand was never fully underwater and that the ancestors of the tuatara have lived in New Zealand since the time of the dinosaurs.

Teaching science in schools

Software avaible; Study science Lab.

Chemistry sets.

Alcohol raises risk of cancer

A pint of beer, a large glass of wine or a few spirits a day increases the risk of bowel cancer by 18% and increases the risk of liver cancer by 20%.

There is also evidence that drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancer concerning the breast,mouth, larynx,oesophagus and pharynx.