SCIENCE

Who needs months of lessons in foreign languages when one handy app can get you talking in Mandarin or French without an ounce of effort? Microsoft Research has developed new software that translates your speech into another language but with your own voice.

A Norwegian family was shocked to find that a piece of item from the vast expanse of Space had crashed through the roof of their allotment garden hut in the middle of Oslo.

Hospitals face a perennial lack of organ donors that many patients die waiting for kidneys, hearts and livers but an international group of researchers may have found a way to solve this by proposing that doctors could grow fully-functioning organs for their patients.Growing New Organs Could Solve Donor Shortage, Doctors Says

Taking Seattle's P-Patch concept to dizzying, permaculture-tastic new heights, a 7-acre plot of unused land in the middle of the city will be transformed into the nation's largest 'food forest.'

In response to the rapidly expanding green home building market, USGBC teams up with Home Depot to launch a database of LEED-qualifying products ranging from toilets to trim.

There are so many things to buy nowadays that merely going to the shops can be a task in self restraint. Being frugal and eco usually go hand in hand and there are some big savings to be made in the home by changing a few small items!

New research findings have suggested that the accelerated pace of global warming may be nearing the tipping point as shown in the observed increasing vulnerability of the Greenland ice sheet.

China, the world's number 2 economy, plans to hurtle 100 rockets and 100 satellites by 2015, including sending out its first manned spacecraft Shenzhou-9 sometime middle this year, in a bid to surpass the U.S. and Russia in the space exploration game.

Hollywood director James Cameron is exploring a world as alien as the one in his movie "Avatar." Cameron is attempting to descend to the deepest place on Earth later this month.

Batten down those hatches, the Earth is experiencing the biggest solar storm in five years and it may cause disruptions in power grids, communication networks and power grids over the next 24 hours.

Scientists reported that solar flares generated by a huge storm in the sun will reach Earth by Thursday, with high possibilities that the electrically charged particles they bring would cause serious technological disturbances.

Despite advances in robotics that produced such realistic robo-pets like Paro, the robo-seal, many robo-pets are still hindered because they don't look or act like real pets. However a team from the University of British Columbia is set to make robo-pets more realistic with a smart fur that can allow robo-pets to sense their owners' emotional state.

Internet surfers will soon be able to go below the surface to immerse themselves in the spectacular coral and marine life of the Great Barrier Reef, under a joint venture between global technology giant Google, the University of Queensland Global Change Institute and insurance company Catlin.

NASA's putting a lot of effort dispelling those pesky end-of-the-world scenarios. After assuring the public that the Earth isn't going to get sucked into a black hole or getting hit by a supernova blast, NASA is now downplaying speculation from doomsayers that asteroid 2012 DA14 won't obliterate the Earth next year.

Greenpeace Australia plans to disrupt and delay coal export projects in the country in a campaign to stop the booming sector. The Australian reports that the funding proposal for the anti-coal campaign considers 2012 and 2013 the critical years.

Alien plant species are fast finding their way on Antactica by “hitchhiking” on scientists and toursist. A new nternational study found that this poses a threat to the "delicate frozen ecosystem" in the continent.

Does weight lifting have negative psychological effect? In a new study, more than 10 per cent of the participants showed symptoms of a psychological disorder that led them to think that their body is “too small” or “insufficiently muscular”.

Robotics company iRobot has lofty goals for its Ava robot: the company plans to ship Ava to shopping malls and hospitals in the United States to help humans in everyday tasks.

Fans of science fiction will have one less technology to look forward to in the future. The ubiquitous warp drive made popular in such shows as Star Trek, could fry any planetary system it stops in.

There has been a resurgence of asthma and other lung issues, especially among children, over the past few decades. Whether from chemtrails, outrageously increased vaccination schedules, or both - and more - is undetermined.

Depending whom you ask, the 1,100-mile sled dog race is either an inspiring celebration of canine athleticism or a brutal exercise in animal cruelty.

Medical professionals have always warned people about the negative effects of marijuana on memory but haven't been able to explain why until now. An international team of scientists believe they are closer to finding out why taking cannabis impairs short-term memory.

U.S. District Court Judge Naomi Buchwald's recent dismissal of a massive class-action lawsuit filed by farmers against Monsanto is truly disheartening, but it does not mean that we should now give up the fight for food freedom and justice.

Researchers from the University of Zurich have found a cellular brake that protects cancer cells from chemotherapy - and they demonstrate which medication can be used to render it inoperative.

People from around the world were surprised by a fireball that hit the sky at around 10:45 p.m. in Victoria and also in other places such as Frankston, Cairnlea, Dandenong, Anglesea and Tullamarine.

Teens exposed to alcohol use in films are at risk for binge drinking and other risky behaviors, Cancer Center study shows.

Upon fertilisation, a single cell is formed when egg and sperm fuse.

Credit card-sized computer was originally intended as a computer science learning tool for kids, but technology hobbyists have also been scooping them up.

A 42-year-old obese woman, Marie Eaton, in Britain managed to lose 196 kg to prepare for her wedding day.With her size and weight, she cannot go up the stairs and sleep in the bedroom.