"Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" captured 11 workers lunching amid construction of New York's Rockefeller Center on September 20, 1932 — but there's much more to the story.Wikimedia Commons“Lunch Atop A Skyscraper” shows 11 ironworkers eating on a beam of the 69th floor of New York’s RCA Building during construction on September 20, 1932.
For nearly a century, the iconic photograph “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper” has been uniquely evocative of everything from New York City to the Great Depression to America itself. Read More...
"I can't imagine what an insect infected with a mermithid nematode must feel. Scaled to human size, a mermithid [nematode] would be at least as intrusive as an anaconda coiled among the intestines."BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesNematodes, or roundworms, are the most abundant animals on Earth.
Nematodes are the most populous animals on Earth but little is known about them. While some species are used to combat crop pests, others can inflict severe damage to the environment, including inside plants and animals. Read More...
In 1970s Brooklyn, idealistic cop Frank Serpico blew the whistle on bribery and crime within the force. It almost cost him his life.In the opening scene of the 1973 film Serpico, Al Pacino, who stars as the titular character Frank Serpico of the New York police department, tensely draws his revolver.
Frank Serpico is about to make an arrest at a heroin dealer’s apartment. He kicks in the door and waits for his fellow cops to assist. Read More...
