History 101

Cheap fast food becomes a culinary craze in the 1950s, but the quest for convenience may be responsible for an irreversible health crisis.

Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion each year on space travel, fuelled by a dangerous drive to explore the universe.

China become a global economic powerhouse in the 21st century, but the rest of the world are slow to notice their rise to the top.

Plastics transform the way people live, but this transformation results in 7.8 billion tons of waste, a steep price to pay for progress.

Oil brings great wealth to the Middle East, and is both a blessing and a curse for the region as it ignites many wars.

Humans share the planet with approximately 9 million robots, in everything from surgical arms to self-driving cars.