While the high-pitched melodies of small birds, like chirping sparrows, rise above man-made noise, larger birds are forced away from noisy areas as their lower-pitched songs are drowned out in the cacophony.
Steven Spielberg's biographical drama portrays the 16th president of the United States as an ambivalent leader, not above twisting arms and exploiting the system to get the right thing done.
Steven Spielberg's biographical drama portrays the 16th president of the United States as an ambivalent leader, not above twisting arms and exploiting the system to get the right thing done.
For 160 nights out of the year, the sky above the river is pierced by almost constant lightning, producing as many as 280 strikes per hour. The lightning is so regular that it's known among sailors as the "Maracaibo Beacon."
A cold, clammy sweat breaks out on my skin and I can’t rid myself of the feeling that the boards above my head are about to collapse, to bury me alive under the rubble.
“Life is not an easy matter... unless, you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.”
While the high-pitched melodies of small birds, like chipping sparrows, rise above man-made noise, larger birds are forced away from noisy areas as their lower-pitched songs are drowned out in the cacophony.
Its shiny steel sphere with viewing platform just under the antenna is the most eye-catching aspect of the tower, 203 meters (66 stories) above ground.
The Kowloon Walled City once packed 33,000 within 6.5 acres. Residents built labyrinthine corridors above the street level, where shady businesses could run unmolested by authorities.
You see here the results of 150 years of work to produce a structurally correct and sound, docile in temperament, fertile in breeding and above all the ultimate beef machine.
You see here the results of 150 years of work to produce a structurally correct and sound, docile in temperament, fertile in breeding and above all the ultimate beef machine.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station find it hard to reconcile the current conflicts on the planet with the angelic view they have from above.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station find it hard to reconcile the current conflicts on the planet with the angelic view they have from above.
Philippe Petit is a famous tightrope walker most known for his walk between the World Trade Center towers. His feat lasted 45 minutes, in which he made eight crossings a quarter mile above the ground.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station find it hard to reconcile the current conflicts on the planet with the angelic view they have from above.
Scientists will attempt to extract pristine samples from the earth's mantle in an ambitious new drilling project. Convection in this layer is key to shaping the surface above.