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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Study: Jupiter’s Moon Io Has Been Volcanically Active for All of Its History

Pluto's heart-shaped scar may offer clues to the frozen world's history

People make history, history makes people - EurekAlert

On this day in history, April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts return alive, defy odds after space explosion

The Milky Way’s History is Written in Streams of Stars

Lost underwater 'city' discovered in India could rewrite the history of civilisation

Melting Away History: How Climate Change Is Erasing Our Cosmic Heritage

Arizona’s 1864 Abortion Ban: The History Behind the 160-Year-Old Law

'Heavy' history: ULA launches final Delta rocket after 64 years (video, photos)

In Photos: What Solar Eclipse-Gazing Has Looked Like Through History

POSTECH’s Perspective on History and Science: - EurekAlert

How the supersonic Concorde jet broke the record for the longest total solar eclipse in history

Asteroid Triumph: NASA’s History-Making OSIRIS-REx Mission Awarded Robert Goddard Memorial Trophy

Mosquito detectives track malaria's history

Unprecedented Discovery: Archive of Ancient Human Brains Challenges History

As Stellar Observations Improve, Earth’s History and Future Get Fuzzier

The Secret Keepers of Earth’s History: Zircons Reveal Billion-Year Geological Mysteries

Sunken Lands review: Heeding the flood warnings of history

Across oceans and millennia: decoding the origin and history of the bottle gourd

Bronze Age to Byzantine: Scientists Uncover 46 Archaeological Sites Thought To Be Lost to History