In truth, the world we know was built on Africa. To tell the story of modernity without Africa is to erase the foundations of global history. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, West African ...

THE law regulating human development may possibly be formulated somewhat as follows : Nature favors those organisms which, for the time being, operate cheapest; but organisms are wasteful which, ...

In the midst of a crucial electoral season, EU citizens will cast their votes to shape Europe’s future. In pursuit of a more sustainable and competitive Europe, the energy efficient buildings industry ...

Europe is on the cusp of introducing virtual factories as a means to drive the next industrial revolution. With the aim of enhancing competitiveness in global markets, a research project funded by the ...

The foundations of the modern world were laid by one major event—the industrial revolution. A profusion of new technologies and manufacturing processes, accompanied by innovations in finance and ...

Joel Mokyr, the 2025 Nobel Laureate, argues that sustained economic growth—from the Industrial Revolution to China's ...