– credit, Andrej Lisakov via Unsplash A study recently found that deep-breathing exercises induce similar patterns of blood flow to the brain seen in patients using psychedelic substances like psilocybin. This altered state of consciousness matched one first described by Freud, and was characterized by blissful feelings, positively experienced depersonalization, and the sensation of unity.…
Brian FarmerBBC News, Hertfordshire and Danny FullbrookBBC News, Hertfordshire PA Media John Alford said he “never touched” either of the teenage girls who accused him, but the jury disagreed Actor John Alford has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage girls. The London’s Burning star had denied sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl and…
The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit caught in a camera trap – credit, Re:Wild A species of cottontail rabbit endemic to Mexico has been seen again for the first time in over 100 years following a committed search by biologists. For more than 4 years, GNN has paid close attention to a special conservation mission called the…
It has been a disappointing season in terms of Grand Slam success for Sabalenka, considering she reached the final at the Australian and French Opens. She also made it to the semi-finals at Wimbledon, but on all three occasions emotions got the better of the 27-year-old. She cut an anguished figure throughout January’s Australian Open…
Courtesy: Logan Smallwood This is Logan. He loves trains, always has. And now, he’s one of the youngest licensed train drivers in the whole of the UK. For some children, the question “what do you want to be when you grow up” is mulled over in a fit of anxious uncertainty. For others, it’s as…
Rebecca MasonFormer police detective and Morning Live expert Morning Live As a former police detective for 14 years with Surrey Police, I regularly provide advice on criminal matters for BBC’s Morning Live. I have also attended many car accidents in a professional capacity, but this summer, for the first time, I was in a head-on…
Photo via Alfred DiStefano A man recently received word through social media that a Long Islander and his metal detector found his missing class ring, lost on a day at the beach 56 years ago. Then just Alfred DiStefano remembers vaguely standing on a dock or a pier on Cedar Beach, Long Island Sound, when…
Alison RobertsBBC News in Lisbon and Emily Atkinson & Mark LowenBBC News Watch: Emergency crews surround derailed Portugal funicular Portugal is in shock after 15 people lost their lives in the derailment of the 140-year-old Gloria funicular, a major tourist attraction in the capital Lisbon. Another 18 people were taken to hospital, five of them…
Laura Norman with check dam that transformed dry stream bed in Arizona – Gerry Norman / USGS In America’s arid southwest, a scientist who’s studied dryland water systems for over 20 years has found the key to transforming barren desert into verdant oases. That key is so basic, it hardly even merits being called technology,…
Radiohead have announced their first tour in seven years, after teasing it with a series of mysterious flyers that appeared in cities across Europe. The revered band will play four nights at London’s O2 Arena on 21, 22, 24 and 25 November 2025, with other dates in Berlin, Bologna, Copenhagen and Madrid. Radiohead last played…
