In the late 18th and 19th centuries, the Industrial Revolution created demand for stronger, more reliable materials for machines, railroads, ships and infrastructure. The material that emerged was ...

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WILLIAM HURST is Chong Hua Professor of Chinese Development and Co-Director of the Centre for Geopolitics at the University ...

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Greece and China are further cementing their bond through a renewed focus on cultural dialogue and heritage preservation.

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Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an ...

John Phan shows how modern notions of language history are often hampered by nationalist narratives. John Phan is a language ...

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...