45 mice, 15 newts, eight gerbils and a handful of snails returned to Earth today after a month in space in a Russian capsule. The Bion-M completed a parachute-assisted landing about 750 miles southeast of Moscow, and researchers immediately set up a mobile lab near the capsule to begin tests on the animals.

Ionut Budisteanu is smart, really smart. Through his wits and hard work, he's created a system for self-driving cars that not only competes with Google's, it's also a whole lot cheaper. For his efforts, he's just been awarded a $75,000 scholarship from Intel.

Early this Saturday afternoon, Australia's legendary V8 Supercars will make their American debut in the first of four races Austin's Circuit of the Americas. If you're a long time Jalopnik reader, you likely already know of the V8 Supercars, but if not, I'm here to provide a refresher on the series, as well as an…

Welcome to Found Around The Quarter, where I highlight fascinating cars I found walking around a city that is known for being Big and Easy, with great music and a great cruising culture: New Orleans, Louisiana.

A celebration of the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, Virginia ended tragically when an elderly driver, suffering an as-yet unknown medical incident, plowed his '97 Cadillac DeVille into the crowd of hikers. Thankfully, no one was killed, but up to 60 people were injured.

Sydney's Homebush Bay is home to many a broken and forgotten ship, but at least one of those derelict boats still houses a bit of life. The SS Ayrfield, long decommissioned, has a mangrove forest growing from its corpse.

Only during a V8 Supercars race weekend would an Aussie Rules Football match break out in the paddock.