SpaceX Did It -- Falcon 1 Made it to Space

SpaceX has made history. Its privately developed rocket has made it into space.

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Cool invention helps tired players bounce back

The device, called the Glove and invented by two Stanford biologists, is used by the Niners during games and at practice for players' health.

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Beware the time-eater: Cambridge University's monstrous new clock

It's gold, features six patented inventions … and has fangs. With video!

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Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America?

It's been more than eight years since "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" made its first foray into presidential politics with the presciently named Indecision 2000, and the difference in the show's approach to its coverage then and now provides a tongue-in-cheek measure of …

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The Claim: It's a Cold. No, It's an Allergy

A stuffy head, a sore throat and sneezing fits that could leave you with a migraine: according to some surveys, about 20 percent of Americans report experiencing symptoms like these at the same time every year. That would suggest they are due to an allergy, not a cold.

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No Babies? The Declining European Birthrate

A Dying Breed? As the birthrate in European countries drops well below the "replacement rate" — that is, an average of 2.1 children born to every woman — the declining population will first be felt in the playgrounds.

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Carnegie Mellon Adelaide campus branded a failure

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Freakonomics: I'll Be Brief

Dubner's post on perfectionism reminds me of a parallel phenomenon: People who say that they're going to be brief often aren't. Indeed, the very time taken to say that you are going to be brief works to negate the claim.

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