History

History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) 'inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation') is the systematic study and documentation of the human past.The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory.

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Three forgotten kings could rewrite the history of ancient Assyria

The best-managed industrial waste in history

Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026

Border Wall Construction Threatens 6,000 Years of History on Private Lands

NTU Singapore makes history as electric aircraft designed, engineered and built in Singapore takes flight in Germany

China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history

Illinois professor’s book examines contradictions in history of U.S. naturalization processes

Watch European astronaut make history during spacewalk today

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history.

Rewriting History: Researchers Uncover a Forgotten Amazon Civilization That May Have Housed 3 Million People

No Palaces, No Pyramids: How This Ancient City Got Rich Without Inequality

What history can teach us about the future of property rights in space (op-ed)

'Barbarians' Have Been Misunderstood For Centuries, Researchers Explain

Minerals and atmosphere coevolve in the Earth’s history

What triggered one of the most dramatic changes in Earth’s history?

This 4,000-year-old city defied the rules of history

Samples of Lunar Rock Are Leading Scientists to Rethink the Moon's History

New geological archive discovered: Fossilised wood reveals 300 million years of Earth’s history - EurekAlert!

3.1-Billion-Year-Old Rocks Rewrite the History of Earth’s Early Tectonics

'The dawn of a new space era': Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, aces debut launch