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Seventy years ago, the physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines took a custom-built 10-ton detector, surrounded it with thick lead walls and wet sandbags, and placed it near a powerful nuclear reactor at the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina. They called the experiment Project Poltergeist, designed as it was to catch a ghost.More than a quarter of a century before, physicists had been puzzling over why energy appeared to be lost during a radioactive process called beta decay. Something was missing, and there was no known physics to explain it. Then in 1930, the Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli proposed…

The latest DraftKings promo code gives new users $150 in bonus bets after making a first wager of $5 or more, and a full MLB schedule on Sunday gives you ample opportunity to take advantage. We’ve used the experts at SportsLine and the SportsLine Projection Model to craft our Sunday MLB best bets, which include MLB picks from Giants vs. Rockies, Dodgers vs. Brewers and Astros vs. Mariners. The Astros are set to start Hunter Brown (3-2, 3.68 ERA), while the Mariners will counter with Bryan Woo (8-8, 4.15 ERA). Claim the latest DraftKings promo code, where new users get $150 in…

Kamsy has been evicted from the Big Brother Naija Season 11 reality show after spending three weeks in the ‘Show Ya Sef’ house. The event planner and gift curator became one of the housemates to leave the competition during Sunday’s live eviction show, bringing her journey on the reality show to an end. Kamsy was among 16 housemates nominated for possible eviction in the third week of the competition. The nomination list also included Abi, Araga, Barry, Bells, Gerard, Goddessa, Keivo, Nomy, Oyin, Ricky, Sheba, Sultex, Temi Nkem, Tram and Yusuf. Her eviction comes after she survived the previous round…

Golf in Nigeria is angling for a new identity, and Abuja will host the gathering meant to define it. The second edition of the Nigeria Golf Federation Summit is scheduled for August 27 and 28 at the NICON Luxury Hotel, drawing traditional royalty, politicians, and corporate leaders under one roof. His Royal Highness, Oba Saheed  Elegushi, the Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi, serves as Royal Father of the event, lending the summit a layer of traditional authority alongside its sporting and business ambitions. Mr Lawal Garba, chairman of Trobel Nigeria Limited, chairs the summit. Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former governor of Osun State,…

Cameroon have won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON for the first time after defeating Malawi 3-0 in the 2026 final in Rabat, Morocco. The Indomitable Lionesses produced a dominant first-half display, scoring all three goals before the break to put the final beyond Malawi’s reach. Marie Ngah Manga opened the scoring before Naomi Eto doubled Cameroon’s advantage with a superb swivelling finish. Ngah Manga then completed her brace to give Cameroon a commanding 3-0 lead going into half-time. Cameroon maintained their advantage after the break to secure a historic victory and finally claim the continental title after several…

Republican senator Bill Cassidy – a medical doctor who voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy as federal health secretary in early 2025 – on Sunday denounced Donald Trump’s “crazy, stupid” claims about the safety of the combined MMR vaccine for undermining faith in immunization.When Trump recently ordered changes to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule, with Kennedy by his side, the president called for two shots of the combined Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine to be scrapped in favor of two doses of three separate vaccines, claiming that the MMR shots are “sort of like a nuclear weapon” that…

Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard has warned the club’s Premier League rivals that the champions are targeting more trophies after opening their season with a commanding 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield. Ødegaard delivered a man-of-the-match performance in Cardiff, scoring Arsenal’s third goal as Mikel Arteta’s side produced a dominant display against the FA Cup holders. Read Also: Arsenal power past Man City 3-0 to lift 2026 Community Shield Riccardo Calafiori opened the scoring after just 24 seconds before Kai Havertz doubled Arsenal’s advantage before half-time. ‘We want to win everything’ The victory provided an early indication that…

The total solar eclipse on August 12 produced some of the most spectacular images of this phenomenon in recent years. But the mini golden age of eclipses in Europe is just beginning. The so-called “Iberian eclipse trio” still has two events to go—and both promise to be even more incredible than the one that just occurred.The next eclipse will occur in 2027 and has been dubbed “the eclipse of the century” due to its extraordinarily long duration, while the last one—set for 2028—will offer a chance to glimpse the “ring of fire” associated with an annular eclipse. Whether you’re in…

Thousands gathered in Saint-Louis, Senegal, for the annual regatta, a centuries-old canoe race that remains a symbol of the city’s fishing heritage.Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

By some coincidence, in this year, five of the most important positions in law and justice in Nigeria are now held by women – Chief Justice of Nigeria; the President of the Court of Appeal; the leader of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria; Director-General of the Law School; and President of the NBA. Of the many vocations known to humanity, few are as rooted in macho masculinity as the military and the law. In tales of both war and law, the advances recorded by women over the past century have been nothing short of remarkable. In 1970, Pakistan’s…