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Contrary to the famous 1989 NASA study, it seems that having plants indoors doesn’t actually improve the quality of the air you breath (as much as it could). Researchers have found that the use natural ventilation of indoors gets rid of harmful air pollutants much faster than a plant is capable of extracting them. “The…
“Apparently, it only takes three questions to separate the Einsteins from the Homer Simpsons of this world.” The quiz was developed at Princeton in 2005 by psychologist Shane Frederick, and its designed to test your ability to ignore your gut response and think slower and more rationally. Or in psychology terms, “how good are you…
Moate was last seen at Frenier Beach, near Laplace, Louisiana on November 24, 1956. That morning, a hunter and his son saw a blue four-door sedan parked five yards from the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. A man and woman were in the backseat. They were later identified as Moate and Thomas Hotard. Three hours later,…
Starting salaries for teachers could rise up to £30,000 by 2023, according to news government plans. The Department for Education said the move would make new teachers’ salaries, set to rise to £30,000 by 2022-23, “among the most competitive” in the graduate labour market. Unions say the increase is long overdue, and necessary, to attract…
The amount of pupils receiving top GCSE grades has increased from last year along with the pass rate. This is despite the difficulty of this year’s exams. More than 700,000 pupils are receiving their grades today. Many of the exams are now graded numerically (1-9) instead of the classic G to A* grading system. The…
Today A-Level students get to find out their results. This year’s results show the amount of students achieving top grades in A-levels has fallen to its lowest for over a decade. This year 25.2% of A-level students got an A grade or higher. This is the lowest percentage since 2007. The overall pass rate remains…
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