Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, the cancer that is especially associated with Barrett's esophagus, is currently the most rapidly rising cancer in the U.S., with a sixfold increase in cases during the past 30 years, according to the National Cancer Institute.
For other uses, see Nero Wolfe (disambiguation). Nero Wolfe is a fictional character, a brilliant, oversize, eccentric armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky.
The Dire wolf is the largest canid known to have ever existed. It lived in North America during the Pleistocene Epoch. This fine skull is one of many that have been excavated from the natural asphalt pits in Hancock Park, Los Angeles.