Hubert Humphrey was well-respected as Lyndon B. Johnson's vice president--but he failed to capture the imagination of the young Democrats of the late 60s.

Rereading W.H. Auden, George Orwell, and James Baldwin in times of crisis.

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

Could taking some of the human element out of interviewing actually make the process more just?

William Banting tried every 19th century weight-loss fad, from caustic laxatives to vapor shampoos. Polite society was shocked when he unveiled the method that finally worked.

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.

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.

How significant is your hairstyle? Sure, your locks may give you trouble in the morning or feel extra important right before a date, but it’s doubtful

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.

Remember what it was like to put together a school report with only the encyclopedia volumes you could find on the shelves as resources? Right. Wikipedia,

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

Hot on the heels of the French revolution — by way of extravagant orgies, obscure taxonomies, and lemonade seas — Charles Fourier offered up his blueprint for a socialist utopia, and in the process…

Standard Oil was not about to be left earthbound.

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

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

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.

New research suggests that specific positions may serve to ensure that frog species only mate with their own kind.

In the 16th-18th centuries, vessels filled with nails, thorns, hair, and other materials, were used as a form of ritual protection against witches.

Northern Ireland is seeing a resurgence in tourism, due, ironically enough, to a TV show about political violence between kingdoms: Game of Thrones.

Did you drink the Kool-Aid? The phrase has become such a part of the vocabulary that for many its origins have been obscured.

Workers are still cleaning up after the 2011 Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant martial meltdown. There's a lot contaminated material to contend with.