humankind

"During almost all of humankind's history, living standards did not change noticeably from generation to generation. Economic growth was, on average, zero, and stagnation was the norm," Hassler said.

To actually visit one would connect humankind with the Universe on a far greater scale.

The Nobel Prize, which is split into six categories, celebrates the work of people or organisations that have contributed "the greatest benefit to humankind".

Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died.

“One Battle After Another,” the name of Paul Thomas Anderson’s invigorating political thriller, would also make a fine title for the history of humankind.