Two Numbers: Humans Have Burned Up Half the World's Biomass
In just 2,000 years, we've burned up 400 million years-worth of fossil fuels.
Two Numbers: Forget Student Loans—Day Care Will Cost You an Arm and a Leg
The average cost for child care can creep up to as much $16,000 annually in the U.S.
Two Numbers: Solar Energy's Price Drop, Ahead of Schedule, Could Help Save the Planet
If saving the planet doesn't make you switch to solar, maybe the price will.
Two Numbers: Pluto Gets Its First Close-Up
NASA's New Horizons probe is scheduled to make its historic flyby past the dwarf planet this summer.
Two Numbers: Little Hope for Americans With Rare Diseases
Despite regulations meant to speed up research, there is still treatment for only 7 percent of rare diseases.
Two Numbers: Chris Christie's Big Appetite—and Budget—For Concession Stand Bites
Many New Jersey households could live large on what Governor Chris Christie spent at concession stands.
Two Numbers: When Cops Take Hostages
In Baltimore, bail is often set so high that it's referred to as 'ransom.'
Two Numbers: A Plague of Goldfish
A handful of pets dumped in a Colorado lake turned into 4,000, and it's not pretty.
Two Numbers: Could Spending More on HIV Prevention Cut Treatment Costs?
Why not spend less on treating HIV and more on preventing new infections?
Two Numbers: Homesick for Syria
As warring parties negotiate in Moscow, Syrian refugees wait in the cold.
Two Numbers: The Italian Job? No Longer
The changing face of the Vatican's College of Cardinals.
Two Numbers: Sun, Sea and Stitches
Americans in need of new hips and heart bypasses are finding it can be cheaper to go abroad.
Two Numbers: Kittens Vs. Ebola
Americans help the needy but would rather spend on their pets.
Guess Who's Winning From Obamacare?
Insurers and others in the health industry have seen their stock prices soar.
Disc Connect
At a time when album sales are falling, the growth of vinyl is a bright spot in the music industry.
Two Numbers: Did Stocks Just Stumble or Start to Crash?
The current bull market still has a long way to go before it approaches the longest bull market in U.S. history, both in terms of duration and magnitude
Two Numbers: Customer Loyalty Cards Don't Add Up
Customer loyalty cards may be costing you more than they're worth
Two Numbers: Bought by China
In the wake of the financial crisis, the world's economic output has continued to grow apace, but who's driving the growth?
Two Numbers: Things Went Better With Bottled Water
Poland Spring trounced Coca-Cola in America's top market
Spring Reading List From Hell
The IRS estimates the average taxpayer spends about 13 hours on taxes and non-compliance costs are huge
Two Numbers: Googling Twitter
For all the hype surrounding its IPO last fall, the social media service had a dismal end to 2013
Two Numbers: It Pays (A Little More) to Flip Burgers Down Under
Australia's minimum wage is tops among developed nations; America ranks No. 11
Two Numbers: The Pay Stinks
The job crisis may be going away only to be replaced with wage concerns