There are lies, damned lies, statistics (see the National Guesswork Authority's bumper Xmas catalogue) and official figures. Official figures - unless they are Government crime figures, which are ...

Mastering quick square root calculations boosts maths exam performance. Speed and accuracy provide a significant advantage in algebra and geometry. Memorising key square roots and using mental math ...

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He founded two genetic-sequencing companies and sold them for hundreds of millions of dollars. He helped to sequence the genomes of a Neanderthal man and James Watson, who co-discovered DNA’s double ...

COPS in the US have launched an investigation into a school pupil after students said the square root symbol looked like a gun. Police were called to Oberlin High School in Louisiana on February 20 ...

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