The Little Albert experiment studied whether human fear responses could be learned through classical conditioning/ Image: Screengrab Youtube At a time when psychology was trying to establish itself as a rigorous science, researchers were increasingly drawn to experiments that could demonstrate clear, observable laws of behaviour. One of the most influential ideas came from Ivan…
The Church of England is set to issue a formal apology for its role in historical forced adoptions, where thousands of babies were taken from unmarried mothers in the decades following World War II. The church operated around 100 mother and baby homes across England, where unmarried pregnant women were sent to give birth in…
At first glance, it sounds like a stunt, but in central London, visitors are being invited to do something surprisingly rooted in human history: taste soil. The Museum of Edible Earth, currently on display at Somerset House, brings together edible earth samples from across the globe and turns them into a sensory, educational experience. Far…
JD Vance gave a weird analogy of his wife Usha Vance as he was commenting on Iran’s ‘right to enrich uranium’. Vice President JD Vance gave an analogy from his marriage with Usha Vance to explain issues with the Iran war ceasefire. As Vance was speaking on the tarmac in Budapest, Hungary, he was asked…
The coordinates of the doomed Spanish settlement, Rey Don Felipe, remained a mystery to the maritime world for over four centuries. Recently, however, archaeologists in southern Chile uncovered a 440-year-old silver coin that serves as a definitive geographic anchor where this doomed colony was located. The coin, which was found using advanced metal detection, is…
The climate forecasts about the region surrounding the Pacific Ocean point to an emergence of change in the global climate. Currently, the La Niña state appears to be weakening. As such, there has been speculation that the year may end up witnessing the emergence of an El Niño phenomenon towards the latter part of 2026….
Pastor Cheryl Bartley faces manslaughter charges following a baptism incident that resulted in a man’s / drowning/ Image: Facebook A baptism being streamed to a small online congregation ended in a death that is now the subject of a criminal case, after a 61-year-old man drowned during the ceremony in Birmingham.According to reporting by the…
Iran on Thursday rejected US President Donald Trump‘s peace proposal claiming that the States had violated three key clauses of the plan even before the negitiations started. Terming the ceasefire “unreasonable”, it said that Iran held a “deep historical distrust” towards Amercia, citing repeated violations of all forms of commitments.The three violations include non-complaince of…
An Iranian delegation is set to arrive in Pakistan on Thursday night for high-level talks, as diplomatic efforts intensify to resolve the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel. Tehran’s envoy to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, announced that representatives would reach the Pakistani capital to begin discussions anchored in a 10-point framework proposed by…
Dubai Humanitarian airlifts 96 tonnes of medical aid to Afghanistan under UAE humanitarian efforts / Image: file Dubai has reinforced its role as a global humanitarian hub; Dubai Humanitarian facilitated the airlift of 96 metric tonnes of critical medical supplies to Afghanistan.The shipment departed from Al Maktoum International Airport and arrived in Kabul as part…
Jazeera Airways has suspended its services to nine Indian cities for over a month, citing operational reasons, with the changes taking effect from April 10.The airline confirmed that flights to and from Coimbatore, Goa, Kannur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangaluru, Tiruchirappalli and Vijayawada will remain cancelled until May 15.Passengers affected by the cancellations will be offered…
Bahrain resumes flights as airspace reopens; operations restart under tight safety coordination / Image: file Bahrain has officially reopened its airspace, allowing flight operations to resume at Bahrain International Airport after a multi-day suspension triggered by escalating regional tensions.The closure, which lasted several days at the height of the crisis, was enforced as a precautionary…
