Only 1-in-5 Americans Show Confidence in Television News (Infographic)
One quarter of those polled by Gallup expressed confidence in newspapers.
One quarter of those polled by Gallup expressed confidence in newspapers.
The first six months of 2012 were the hottest of any year on record.
68 percent of foods sampled contained measurable pesticides even after washing and peeling.
Researchers have observed a new, massive particle which they believe may be the Higgs boson.
Sixteen countries rank as the Worst of the Worst in personal freedoms, with 23% of the world population having no say in how they are governed.
The 20th century saw big strides in defeating many illnesses, but heart disease and cancer are still the major causes of death in the United States.
Wreckage from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011 has traveled thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean.
About a third of Americans believe that humans evolved, but under God's guidance.
TV sets are going dark as viewers turn to their computers and tablets to satisfy their hunger for entertainment.
Swimmers risk getting dragged out to deep water by the currents.
More than two billion vehicles have crossed the bridge since its opening in 1937.
The 2013 group is second only to the 1978 batch of hopefuls. Only a tiny percentage of applicants are selected to become astronauts.
Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" expands on themes introduced in his 1979 film "Alien," including the idea of parasitic life forms that incubate inside the human body.
By age one, the percentage of babies being breast-fed drops to under one quarter.
In an historic demographic shift, white babies are now in the minority compared with nonwhite newborns.
Sleepwalking appears to be most common in children.
The United States leads the world in absolute tornado counts, with an average of more than a thousand twisters annually.
A study by Save the Children finds that Norway tops the list of best places to be a mother in 2012.
An estimated 42 percent of Americans are expected to be obese by the year 2030.