It's likely that our Sun had a twin, 4.5 billion years ago
When our sun was born 4.5 billion years ago, it was almost certainly part of pair—but that’s true of every other sun-like star in the universe.
When our sun was born 4.5 billion years ago, it was almost certainly part of pair—but that’s true of every other sun-like star in the universe.
After a recent funding round, Beijing-based Ofo netted $450 million and joined the unicorn club of private companies valued at over $1 billion. Among its backers are ride-sharing giant Di...
More people are displaced from their homes than at any period since World War II.
In a taxi in the UAE, the driver – a warm-hearted Bangladeshi man – eagerly showed me several wedding pictures on his mobile phone. The bride was his 13 year-old daughter. When I told him...
Ding Xia is a Director of Investment at Ecovacs Robotics and a Global Shaper with the Suzhou Hub.
Emerging markets are climbing up the ranks of the world's most innovative nations, an annual U.N. survey showed on Thursday, although wealthy Western countries led by Switzerland still do...
Commencement speeches can be heavy on abstract hopes and dreams and light on practical advice. As another graduation season rolls around, I got to thinking about the commencement address ...
When a tech startup fails, it’s inevitably a harsh time for the founder, the employees, the investors and the customers.
Not long ago, liberal democracy was regarded by many as not just the best form of government, but the inevitable form of government. At the end of the Cold War, Francis Fukuyama famously ...
Innovation has always had a top down approach to solving problems. The top-level management are the first to benefit from new technological advances at the workplace. This is a trend whic...
Multiple sources reported that the campaign of the new French President, Emmanuel Macron, was attacked by Russian hackers.
Printed on a glossy page was a fascinator made entirely from PET bottles perched atop a cover model. They were reminiscent of ethereal flora while its material glinted in the sunlight. Su...
It is assumed that the happiest moment in a couple’s life is when they find out they are pregnant but, as pregnancy gets underway, gender inequality becomes more evident.
My grandfather came from St Helens, a boom town of the first globalization. It sits on a South Lancashire coal field in north-west England, and in Britain’s industrial revolution the firs...
Globalization is getting increasingly bad press in the West nowadays. Populist movements allege that it does not benefit the average citizen very much, if at all. Instead, they tout prote...