If an attractive woman is watching, a young man is more likely to make reckless decisions that can cause him to hurt himself, according to a new study. The study, conducted at University of Queensland, in Australia, found that male skateboarders were more apt to attempt risky tricks in the presence of a good-looking woman. The risks resulted in more successful completions of the trick, as well as more crash landings.

Richard Ronay, a doctoral student in social psychology, conducted...

Southern Polytechnic State University wants to be known as a place for aspiring engineers.

And what better test of engineering prowess than to take a 200-pound cast-iron bathtub, put wheels and brakes on it, and see how fast it'll go?

The Marietta, Ga., university has revived the Southern Polytechnic Bathtub Races after a 20-year break. The races originated in the 1960s, when Greek organizations on the campus filled cast-iron tubs with drinks for fraternity parties. When the...

A handful of states' budgets have fared better in comparison with others so far this recession, although a number of these states expect their budgets to worsen.

States without a budget gap in 2010

Montana

North Dakota

States with the biggest percentage increases in general-fund spending, 2008-10

1. North Dakota, 32.2%

2. Massachusetts, 16.1%

3. Connecticut, 6.5%

4. Nebraska, 4.1%

5....