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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New simulation shows the first 2 billion years of the universe's history play out in stunning detail

The Leap Second is History. Long Live the 'Leap Hour'

Newly unearthed records rewrite the history of North America's basic income experiments

Scientists Discover a Hidden Oxygen Source Deep Inside Earth That Could Rewrite Our Planet’s History

History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI

Bonanza of new dates rewrites the history of the Inca

'DNA Typewriter' records cells' history in developing mouse embryo

DNA Typewriter records cells’ history in early mouse embryo

Is Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah “the greatest work of its kind” in the field of philosophy of history?

Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94: “Apollo was such a rapid pace that I don’t think people had the chance to think about it very much. It has only become more clear to me later on that we were making history.”

A UC3M study analyzes the different interpretations and enduring relevance of the Odyssey throughout history

This 4,000-Year-Old Wall in Morocco Is Rewriting the History of North Africa

The eruption that destroyed Pompeii is helping scientists date Earth's history

Scientists Detect Radio Signals From an Exoplanet for the First Time in History

Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.

Urban segregation study traces how history and ecology shape inequality in southern Chile

Does This Bird’s Return to Britain Restore History or Rewrite It?

How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruit

'Fingerprints' inside the Sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet: It is thought the Sun may have engulfed a super-Earth-sized planet early in its history.

On this day in space! Sept. 12, 1992: NASA astronaut Mae Jemison makes history as the 1st Black woman in space