Human activity has caused the amount of mercury being transported through rivers all over the world to increase up to threefold since the Industrial Revolution, making regulations to prevent toxic ...

At the same time, the first Industrial Revolution was in full swing as the first North American railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, was chartered in 1827. The ability to transport people and products ...

Once the epicentre of the Industrial Revolution, Birmingham played a pivotal role in shaping the world through its manufacturing prowess and creative ingenuity.

During the third industrial revolution, the famous World Conference on Women took place in Beijing, China, in 1995, which brought together women activists globally to enact a 12-point legal framework ...

The Cognitive Fifth Industrial Revolution Has Arrived, Quickly As we plot the trajectory of the 4IR, we see that change is certainly at hand. Perhaps the central element isn't the "what" but the ...

The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major economy to quit the fossil fuel, a primary contributor to global warming.