Ed Conway's “Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization” (Knopf) looks at the influence of the elements iron, copper and lithium — along with salt, oil and sand.

Here's an analysis of thirteen modern civilizations, including some of the world's top powers, ordered from least likely to most likely to collapse. advertisement. Emily Standley Allard.

Elon Musk, the wealthiest man in the world, compared modern civilization to the Roman Empire on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, early Monday. And Musk used a meme to ...

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Whether modern civilization, which is developing like never before due to global ties, will follow the same fate as numerous civilizations that have flourished and then perished, ...

Greece and China are further cementing their bond through a renewed focus on cultural dialogue and heritage preservation.