The big rigs rattling past smokestacks sure don't make this Chicago roadway look like the greenest street in America.

You might use Google Translate to read a hard-to-find Manga comic book or to decipher an obscure recipe for authentic Polish blintzes. Or, like Phillip and Niki Smith in rural Mississippi, you could use it to rescue a Chinese orphan and fall in love at the same time.

The U.S. space agency is planning for a robotic spaceship to capture a small asteroid and park it near the moon for astronauts to explore, a top senator disclosed Friday.

British scientists have used a custom-made 3D printer to make living tissue-like material that could one day serve medical purposes, according to findings released Thursday.

Users of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live Messenger, also known as MSN Messenger, should switch to Skype as soon as possible as the MSN service in Taiwan will be discontinued in early April, a local Skype operator advised.

Scientists in Japan said Friday they had found a way to “read” people's dreams, using MRI scanners to unlock some of the secrets of the unconscious mind.

A massive instrument circling the globe aboard the International Space Station has provided a first glimpse of what may be mysterious dark matter in the universe, experts said Wednesday.

Softex 2013 began yesterday in Kaohsiung, and features the launch of several high-profile new models from electronic giants Acer and Asus, representing the first technology show of the year.

Hyundai Motor Corp. and its Kia Motors affiliate are recalling more than 1.8 million cars and SUVs in the United States to address a potentially faulty switch and a loose headliner, according to regulators.

The White House unveiled a sweeping new initiative on Tuesday to map the individual cells and circuits that make up the human brain, a project that will give scientists a better understanding of how a healthy brain works and how to devise better treatments for injuries and diseases of the brain.