Finger length tied to math, literacy skills

The length of children's fingers could point the way to their future school tests and exam results, researchers said in a study due to be published in the British Journal of Psychology. Those with a relatively long fourth, or ring, finger are likely to be better at math than English, a difference particularly striking in boys. But girls whose ring fingers are smaller in relation to their index finger are likely to be stronger in literacy. Read more at the Guardian Unlimited website.