We are on the very edge of what will be the next industrial revolution. Manufacturing, shipping, agriculture, mining, and even railroads and transportation stand to be much more productive.

The Industrial Revolution introduced new machines, new industries and new jobs...even for children. Before the Industrial Revolution craftspeople made things in their own homes or in small workshops.

Five years from 2030, when the UN Sustainable Development Goals are expected to be actualised, women's equality remains a significant challenge globally.

Children were a cheap source of labour in ... Some effects of the Industrial Revolution could be seen as positive. Before the Industrial Revolution, employment was tied to the seasons.

Vitamin D deficiency was rampant among children during the Industrial Revolution but was partly seasonal, reveals new ...