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Since the dawn of the industrial revolution in the late 1700s, how much has the carbon dioxide concentration in Earth’s atmosphere increased?

If the federal government’s debts, liabilities, and unfinanced obligations are equally divided between all U.S. households, how much money per household is this?

Does President Obama’s “contraception” mandate force people to pay for devices or drugs that terminate viable human embryos?

What portion of U.S. residents live in counties that do not meet the EPA’s clean air standards for lead?

Based on the latest federal estimates, if the U.S. stopped importing all oil and other petroleum products, how long would the nation’s domestic petroleum resources last at the current consumption rate?

In 2010, what portion of all childbirths in the U.S. were funded by Medicaid?

Scientists at the biotechnology firm Amgen recently attempted to confirm the findings of 53 prominent peer-reviewed papers that presented the results of lab experiments related to cancer drugs. What portion of these studies did the scientists confirm?

In 2011, a tsunami in Japan killed about 19,000 people and caused the second-worst nuclear power accident in world history. How many of these 19,000 people were killed by nuclear radiation?

Is federal publicly held debt currently rising or falling as a portion of the U.S. economy?

Which of these business sectors pays a higher federal corporate income tax rate?