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A rare type of meteorite known as a CO chondrite was likely the object that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago and triggered the extinction of about 75 percent of all species, including every non-avian dinosaur. Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Paris, Brussels, and Vienna reached that conclusion by analyzing nickel isotopes preserved in material left behind by the Cretaceous-Paleogene impact. Their findings were published in Science Advances. A Rare Meteorite Behind the Dinosaur Extinction “Carbonaceous chondrites of the Ornans class are definitely not like the typical meteors you find in museum collections,” says Dr. Philippe…

Jul 18, 2026, 08:26 PM ETBOSTON — Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs — the second a go-ahead, two-run shot in the seventh inning that gave him four homers in two games — and the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday to extend their winning streak to 12 games.Abreu also hit two in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep Friday.Abreu’s shot off Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) capped a four-run inning that wiped out a 6-3 deficit. Ceddanne Rafaela had an RBI double and Masataka Yoshida had a run-scoring groundout in the inning.The…

Hannah Waddingham clears her throat. Her voice is a little scratchy. Two days before we meet, the star of Ted Lasso hosted the TV comedy show Saturday Night Live UK. She took part in almost all of the sketches that night, from a skit about “two top-heavy, Reading-based drama teachers” called Janet, to a musical number about how many glasses of wine to drink at a bar, to a bit in which she played the stern northern leader of a speed awareness course. In her opening monologue, she zipped through a variety of accents and impressions. “You see?” she told…

The National leadership of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) has approved the appointment of a retired Maj.-Gen. Abdullahi Maikano as the new acting Commander General of Civilian JTF. The National Chairman of CJTF, Prof. Kailani Muhammad, made the announcement on Saturday during the CJTF National Security Summit in Abuja. The theme of the summit was “Building a Resilient Nation: Strategic Partnerships for Peace, Stability and National Development” Muhammad, who described the new Civilian JTF commander general as a military sports guru, expressed confidence that he would help formalise the CJTF through a robust blueprint. The CJTF chairman recalled turbulence…

Bukayo Saka scored a historic hat-trick as England defeated France 6-4 in a breathtaking FIFA World Cup encounter, sealing victory in one of the highest-scoring matches of the tournament. The Arsenal winger became only the fourth England player to score a World Cup hat-trick, joining Geoff Hurst (1966), Gary Lineker (1986) and Harry Kane (2018). England made a dream start, taking the lead after just three minutes when Declan Rice fired a powerful long-range effort beyond Mike Maignan. Saka thought he had doubled the lead in the 12th minute, but the goal was ruled out for offside. England, however, remained…

Bola A. Akinterinwa The Summer Graduation 2026 of the University of Essex provided a unique opportunity to show that there is truly Nigerian unity, not necessarily within the sovereign State of Nigeria, but outside of Nigeria itself. In many places of the world, Nigerians are portrayed among people from shithole countries, apology to President Donald Trump. They are seen as agents of fraud and as yahoo boys. Even in Africa, Nigerians are seen as those tainting the South African civilization: they are held responsible for South Africa’s economic non-performance. They are accused of taking the wives of South Africans and…

…Innoson, Bobtrack show pains over FG importation policy sommersault The bubble of the rice revolution which Nigeria enjoyed in past few years seems set to burst due to steady importation of foreign rice at cheaper prices. Consumers may be rejoicing but investors are wailing, saying jobs may perish as they could no longer compete with foreign rice. Now, Local producers in key sectors from rice processors, automobile makers, and agric equipment manufacturers were said to have met in Abuja in the week with key government sectors including the House of Reps, the Senate, the presidency, etc. where they were said…

Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, leading to a perhaps-inevitable wave of discourse about China and open source AI. Moonshot said that although Kimi K3 “still trails the most powerful proprietary models, Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol,” the new open source model “demonstrated frontier-level performance across our evaluation suite, consistently outperforming other tested models.” Independent analyses from Arena.ai and Vals AI also suggested that Kimi is competitive with flagship frontier models. The announcement, which coincided with a speech from Chinese president Xi Jinping at the World AI Conference in Shanghai,…

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja Healthcare professionals, development partners, corporate leaders, security agencies, academics, and civil society organisations prepare to converge for the Mental Health and Gender-Based Violence Conference Nigeria 2026, scheduled for October 8–10, 2026. The three-day national conference on mental health organised by US-based Echoes Africa Initiatives, a nonprofit organisation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare will be held under the theme: ‘Invisible Wounds: Understanding Mental Health, Trauma, Gender-Based Violence and Their Impact on Society’. The conference is a national call to action aimed at addressing the growing psychological, social, and economic consequences of untreated mental…

The rocket – named after Vikram Sarabhai, who is called the father of India’s space programme – is small and has the capacity to carry payloads of up to 350kg, Skyroot co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana told the BBC before the launch.Chandana says today, access to space remains “a major bottleneck, with satellite operators often waiting for months or even years for a launch opportunity” and that their venture expects to change that.He says Skyroot aims to cut long waits for satellite launches by offering dedicated missions for small payloads. Instead of sharing space on large rockets that fly…