The surprising story of the vigilantes who took it upon themselves to catch bank robbers in the 1920s and 30s.

The dense, resin-saturated, rot-resistant timber of the longleaf pine helped build up U.S. cities. But most of the native stands have already been logged.

Vagrancy laws targeted hobos at a time when there were few jobs for them. They responded by forming a union and helping to create Chicago’s Hobo College.

Capra's films are known for being upbeat and sometimes cheesy, but beneath the surface are rather dark stories of American corruption.

For typography experts like Thomas Phinney, the history of the printed word is crucial to weeding out fraud.

The Cornell Collection of Blaschka Invertebrate Models includes hundreds of glass models of sea creatures, making it both a teaching tool and a metaphor.

In 1919, a brutal outburst of mob violence was directed against African Americans across the United States. White, uniformed servicemen led the charge.

Well-researched stories from NBC News, National Geographic, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

In addition to cleaning air pollution, trees absorb excess nutrients from soil, preventing algae blooms in waterways.

He died young of suicide and became the quintessence of the tormented poet. But his death may have been an accident, and his greatest work, forgeries.