Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cockatoos are one of those birds that everyone kind of has an idea of: they're one of the most iconic parrot species of all time, ...

I’m Australian, so I’m used to “shrimp on the barbie” and “a dingo ate my baby” jokes. I’ll even laugh politely if you gesture at my cutlery and say, “Call that a knife?” But this year, a new Aussie ...

Yes, we know. The Australian accent is really difficult to master. It's the reason why so many actors and voiceover artists mess it up, either sounding like a New Zealander fresh from Dunedin or a ...

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!

Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac The days are over when Google Translate could only provide spoken translations with an American accent. The latest iOS version adds regional accents from the former British ...