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University of Michigan and Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan researchers have solved a 200 year old mystery about how to grow a common mineral in the lab as it formed naturally. But the researchers have finally pulled it off, thanks to a new theory developed from atomic simulations. The reporting paper has been published in the journal Science. Their success resolves a long-standing geology mystery called the ‘Dolomite Problem.’ Dolomite – a key mineral in the Dolomite mountains in Italy, Niagara Falls... Читать дальше...

This year's National Children's Day celebration will be unforgettable for all little ones as many leading shopping malls in Bangkok are bringing a variety of impressive activities to delight and boost their creativity and imagination. Here are some of the recommended events.

An elegant pocket watch, an asymmetric wristwatch and a perpetual calendar chronograph were among 10 vintage timepieces offered at Vacheron Constantin's boutique in Siam Paragon.

Taiwan's fate is as unknowable as usual, even though we know who the next president will be. The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) William Lai, vice-president under outgoing President Tsai Ing-Wen, will almost certainly win the election tomorrow because the two opposition parties failed to agree on a joint candidate and will split the slightly-less-anti-China vote between them.

The 2024 oil market is still in its infancy, but attention is already shifting to 2025. If the global economy is starting to abandon its oil addiction, as optimists contend, the first signs of the energy transition should emerge by next year. Spoiler alert: early indications are that the beginning of the end of the fossil-fuel industry remains elusive.

Re: "Please Come Back", (Editorial Cartoon, Jan 11).

After years of putting up with worsening PM2.5 pollution, Thailand will finally have its own clean air legislation by the end of the year.

It is déjà vu in Thai politics this month as Thailand's biggest elected political party and its leader face Constitutional Court verdicts that could lead to a familiar dissolution and ban. At issue is the political future of Pita Limjaroenrat and the fate of the Move Forward Party (MFP), which he led to a stunning victory at the election last May. However the verdicts come out, they might be...

Thai exporters are being urged to promptly refine their export strategies given the escalating situation in the Red Sea that is affecting shipping costs and available vessel space while extending shipping duration.

SITTING opposite me at a dinner party at my house, Kate Moss was completely at ease in her own skin.

BRITAIN’S most famous ballet school has ditched daily weigh-ins over fears it would be seen as fattist.

AN armed police officer has revealed she shot a gunman dead with two rounds from her weapon — then braced herself for the nightmare months she knew would follow.

MORALE among police firearms officers is at its lowest ever level with a resulting shortfall in current numbers of gun cops, a Met chief warns today.

ACTRESS Marisa Abela transforms into Amy Winehouse in the first scenes released from the tragic star’s biopic.

SINGER FKA Twigs has hit back on Instagram after a raunchy Calvin Klein ad which saw her striking a fierce pose in a shirt was banned by UK regulator the Advertising Standards Authority.

A CRISIS of confidence among firearms cops has led to an alarming shortfall in numbers, The Sun can reveal.

RISHI Sunak fought to keep migrants in hotels as Chancellor rather than build large-scale camps, The Sun can reveal.

Harmed police

ARMED police are vital to protect us from violent criminals. But there must of course be scrutiny when they wound or kill a suspect.

As it stands, though, that system seems skewed against them, hammering morale and causing a recruitment crisis.

Cops volunteer for these dangerous roles. Yet they live in constant fear of unfair prosecution, of a social media backlash... Читать дальше...

Gear up for this dramatic, two-part reunion special.

"This ain't about what you did. It's about who you are."

An expansive view of crime and those who commit crimes that had this reader wishing Dostoevsky could be interviewed about the present.

Armie Hammer was engaged. I wasn’t aware of this, however, until I learned that he no longer was.

Even with the most careful planning and creation of contingencies, factors beyond anyone's control can impact important events like weddings.

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Bo Nickal keeps a close eye on the entire middleweight division, but he’s always been drawn to a showdown against fellow undefeated wrecking machine Khamzat Chimaev.