As the Internet has grown, so has the sheer amount of available information. A reported 90 percent of the world's data has been created in just the last two years -- and the pace of data generation is only growing. Massive amounts of records now exist on all...

Each time the Empire City has been faced with a disaster -- whether natural or otherwise -- New Yorkers have shown remarkable resilience, rallying together to help affected communities, organizing food and clothing drives, opening their doors to friends...

In the years since social media sites have developed and shifted largely into news feeds and channels of information sharing -- where regular people are overnight transformed into reporters and editors -- a debate has been brewing about freedom of...

The average American is expected to spend $750 on gifts and trappings this holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation. What's more, a record 52 percent of Americans say they'll be shopping online this season -- scouting out deals that oftentimes brick and mortar stores can't offer.

Even the best of employees find themselves distracted from time-to-time, pinning photos on Pinterest, updating their status on Facebook, or multitasking to the point where a task meant to take an hour ends up taking twice as long. While there are a growing number of sites and services that we...

This bikes infographic was created by FindTheBest, a data-driven comparison engine.

Stats on the Tour de France 1903-2011:

The tour typically covers 2,110 miles over a period of 23 days with only 2 rest days.

On average, riders burn about 5,200 calories per...

The Evolving Web: Mapping the World's Data

Web 2.0 has been largely about social sharing, collaboration and user-generated content -- contributing to a more detailed web of information. But much of the information presented throughout the Web until recently has tended to be isolated content lacking relevant and dynamic context...

Marriage in the U.S. has long been on the decline. Today, fewer than 50 percent of American adults are married, while approximately 10 percent of Americans are divorced and 2 percent are separated according to data published on FindTheData. Over the past two decades...

"There's little correlation between a group's collective intelligence and the IQs of its individual members. But if a group includes more women, its collective intelligence rises," was the finding of a study published by the Harvard Business Review. The finding begs the question: Why do women continue to...

We may now live in Start-Up America -- the name of the White House initiative to encourage more entrepreneurs to come up with innovative business ideas -- but the fact is that only one of every 10 people who want to start their own business actually...

The Numbers: Online Shopping is The Future
Online retail sales grew 12.6 percent in 2010, hitting $176.2 billion. By 2015, Forrester predicts the market share for the online retail industry will be worth $279 billion in the US alone -- more than $900 per American annually. This...

Law schools across the country are starting to feel the heat from a growing number of former students who after graduating have been left with hefty loans and no solid job prospects. Many recent graduates who say they were lured into law school by promising job prospects, are calling on...

Last quarter, venture capital firms invested nearly $7 billion into 876 deals, according to data reported by Thomson Reuters. In terms of deals, the top 10 most active VCs funded 172 deals, making up about 20 percent of all deals in the third quarter.

The good news: America is no longer the fattest country in the world.

The bad news: Americans are fat, and they're getting fatter.

The fact that America is no longer the fattest country in the world doesn't mean that American waistlines are slimming. The number of

It's that time of year again, when various publications put out their much anticipated annual college rankings months before high school seniors begin the all-important college application and decision-making process.

Just before students send out applications -- and then nervously await acceptance or rejection letters -- colleges go through a...

As summer fades into fall, students are returning from vacation and jumping into back-to-school mode. For incoming high school seniors, this means beginning the college decision-making process. The five steps below will ensure that you make the most informed decision when selecting your future alma mater.

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If you didn't know the history of the United States -- a country born largely in objection to religious discrimination -- the extent of religious persecution being carried out against Muslim-Americans today might not be so hard to understand.

A recently released report co-conducted by the UC Berkeley Center for...

America is now the "no-vacation nation." According to a recent Reuters poll, a little over half of American workers (57 percent) use their full vacation allotment.

Even when Americans do manage to pull themselves away from work to travel domestically or to cities abroad, they manage to remain...

Countless studies have exposed the dangers associated with the regular consumption of energy drinks.

According to a recent report by the Associated Press, potential harms may include: irritability, high blood pressure, heart palpitations, seizures and strokes.

Late last year, the American Association of Poison Control Centers began tracking...

With spring winding down and summer quickly approaching, Americans are starting to plan their summer vacations. But many Americans are planning on saving money this summer by keeping their travel plans domestic.

A 2009 USA Today/Gallup Poll found that 74 percent of respondents were vacationing closer than they...