Quote of the day by B.F. Skinner (AI-generated image) A psychologist best known for training pigeons to peck levers for food pellets is not the person most people would expect a quote about love from. Yet B.F. Skinner wrote exactly that. “We are only just beginning to understand the power of love because we are…
West Indies vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Live Score: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies in the second and final Test on Friday. The visitors made three changes to their playing XI, while West Indies welcomed back wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope, who returned after missing the series opener due…
For decades, Antarctica has been treated as a kind of frozen time capsule, a place where evidence of Earth’s deep past sits preserved, undisturbed, beneath layers of ice that have built up over millions of years. As per the study published in Nature Geoscience, scientists have now uncovered something remarkable within that buried record: an…
A few days after bringing down the curtain on his international career, Ben Stokes posted a farewell message on social media, thanking his teammates, supporters and everyone who was part of his journey during what he called a “mad 15 years”.Stokes announced his retirement during the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. Moments…
England captain Harry Brook (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: England on Friday announced a 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series against India later this month, with uncapped all-rounder James Coles and fast bowler Josh Tongue earning their maiden call-ups.India and England are currently playing a five-match T20I series before locking horns in three ODIs on…
Jofra Archer (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England have made two changes to their playing XI for the second T20I against India at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.Fast bowler Jofra Archer returns to the side, while Josh Tongue is set to make his T20I debut.The duo replaces Saqib Mahmood and Luke Wood, who have…
Quote of the day by Sigmund Freud (AI-generated image) There is a particular kind of tiredness that comes from constantly checking how you measure up against everyone else. A colleague’s promotion, a friend’s holiday, a stranger’s fitness progress online, each one quietly resets the bar you are judging yourself against. Sigmund Freud, the founder of…
Virat Kohli, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sachin Tendulkar (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: The excitement around Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to grow as India prepare to face England in the second T20I of the five-match series at Old Trafford on Saturday.The 15-year-old batting sensation was included in India’s squads for the T20I series against Ireland and England…
Freshwater ecosystems have spent years under growing pressure from pollution, changing weather patterns and rising temperatures. Rivers and lakes in many parts of the world have been losing dissolved oxygen, placing fish, aquatic plants and countless smaller organisms under increasing strain. That broader pattern has often been presented as one of the more difficult environmental…
Cockroaches are already famous for surviving some of Earth’s harshest conditions, but scientists have now pushed their abilities even further. Researchers have developed remote-controlled cockroaches capable of walking underwater for up to three hours by fitting them with miniature oxygen-supplying suits. The unusual technology could one day help emergency teams search flooded buildings, inspect dangerous…