"We have a new phrase called the 'new four great inventions' in China, including high-speed railway, online shopping, mobile payment and sharing bikes," he told journalists at the NPC. But these ...

Scientific innovation has been a reliable motivating force behind economic growth. But Associate Professor Benjamin Jones has found that as more becomes known about the world, scientists are taking ...

The lollipop is a Spanish invention that was born in 1958 known as Gol, being simply called Chups in 1960, although from 1963 ...

The invention of the compass promoted maritime undertakings, and its use soon spread to the Arab world, and thence to Europe. China's four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to ...

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Paris, 2027. A public television network celebrates the tenth anniversary of the breakup of the European Union by broadcasting a documentary about what triggered the demise of the EU ...