VIEWING NATURE CAN BE GOOD FOR GRADES

Having a room with a view of nature - seeing green instead of concrete - is helpful for having a successful life. Researchers at the University of Illinois studied at-risk girls, aged 7-12, living in inner-city neighbourhoods of Chicago. They correlated the amount of green visible from the apartment windows in their homes with various measures of the girls' quality of life and school performance. The results, published in the online Journal of Environmental Psychology showed that the greener the view, the better the girls were able to concentrate, avoid impulsive behaviour, and delay gratification.