More than 100 species of moths became darker to blend in with pollution during Britain’s industrial revolution, but did these different moth species all rely on the same gene to adapt? Two color ...

By. NIALL KISHTAINY With the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the late 18th century, came the first wave of ...

Britain's transition from water power to coal-based steam power set the stage for the 19th century Industrial Revolution, which transformed much of Europe and North America into predominantly urban ...

A fascinating insight into Britain’s industrial past as evidenced by its buildings, richly illustrated with intricate line drawings. Architecture historian and artist Hubert Pragnell offers an ...

For the first time in more than 100 years, Britain has gone two full weeks without coal-powered energy. The country’s power grid operator, the National Grid Electricity System Operator, confirmed the ...

For the first time in 230 years, Britain has completed two months without burning coal to generate electricity. The last time coal was burned at any of Britain's four coal-fired power stations was ...